Railway Preservation News
http://www.rypn.org/forums/

UP steam crane?
http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41420
Page 2 of 2

Author:  hamster [ Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UP steam crane?

While you are all pipe dreaming about saving these cranes, just remember what happened when Mid-Continent "de-ascessioned" theirs. NO bids by anybody except the scrappers. While both cranes in question were rough looking, one of the two simply needed a boiler recertification to operate. Anyone who wants one of these things has to have a serious desire and extremely deep pockets as no railroad will transport them as is. Even if they had roller bearing trucks it would be very difficult to persuade the RRs to transport them.

Author:  John T [ Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: UP steam crane?

here are two more looking for good homes.

Industrial Brownhoist C/N 11594 250 tons Wrecker Steam 1945
Pere Marquette #DK-8
Chesapeake & Ohio #DK-8 to #940001
CSXT #940001 retired as C&O #940001
Art Davis as ARDX #401
ORHS 06-15
For sale 12-17 $20,000
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8myc/8627292814/
http://www.orrvillerailroad.com/dabo/crane401.html
Bucyrus-Erie C/N 33779 12-44 250 tons Wrecker Steam
Chicago, Cincinnati & St. Louis #X50006
Norfolk Western #550006 1954
stored at Brewster as of 11-72
Retired 01-79
Art Davis as ARDX #404
ORHS 06-15
For sale 12-17 $25,000
http://www.flickr.com/photos/n8myc/8626 ... 185513362/
http://www.orrvillerailroad.com/dabo/crane404.html

Author:  jayrod [ Fri Dec 08, 2017 1:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: UP steam crane?

hamster wrote:
Even if they had roller bearing trucks it would be very difficult to persuade the RRs to transport them.

Well.... Not entirely true but it would cost a few bucks and depends on where and on which railroad. Also, they can be taken apart and trucked. Again, not cheap but possible.

Page 2 of 2 All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/