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 Post subject: Re: One Derrick “Newly” Preserved & Two “Preserved” Derricks
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:22 am 

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Which scrap yard has the cranes?


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 Post subject: Re: One Derrick “Newly” Preserved & Two “Preserved” Derricks
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:24 pm 

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Please feel free to PM me for detailed contact infomation on the Scrap Yard and who to talk with as well as additional detals.

Thank you.

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 Post subject: Re: One Derrick “Newly” Preserved & Two “Preserved” Derricks
PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:35 pm 

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Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote:
I strongly suspect that this is one of those rail artifacts, like many others I've personally dealt with, where the only way and place it's moving is on its wheels only across the major rail shop/yard's town in the dead of night while corporate headquarters is asleep, and no further.


We've briefly looked into this, moving large wreckers. Without going into detail, and though still not inexpensive, you can move them over the road likely with four trailers - boom, cab, frame and trucks. Rail is the only other option - special movement applies, probably two locomotives for braking, high insurance premium but possible. Agreed that the cost may not be for the faint of heart.

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 Post subject: Re: One Derrick “Newly” Preserved & Two “Preserved” Derricks
PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:01 am 

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Another crane scrapped

LOUISIANA

Jefferson-Louisiana Railway Heritage Trust/Louisiana Steam Train Assn.
Industrial Works C/N 3532 120 tons Wrecker 08-18
Illinois Central #X-99 to #X111 (conv to diesel 05-55)
Illinois Central Gulf #100408
Louisiana State RR Museum Gretna, LA
Scrapped 2015
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2691427


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 Post subject: Re: One Derrick “Newly” Preserved & Two “Preserved” Derricks
PostPosted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 5:18 pm 

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That's a mighty nice looking crane to wind up as scrap. The scary thing is that they appear to have two other cranes in far worse shape.


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