Former PRR 470189, built 9-29. Preserved crane tender at PA Railroad Museum. On display with crane CR 45210.
Location: Strasburg, PA
Photo Date: 1-98
Photographer: Tom Wolfgang     Added: September 27, 1998

The Selkirk, NY crane sits on a lonely siding on the west end of the depot with other old equipment at the National New York Central Museum. The unit is self-propelled and is the Museum's only working locomotive.
Location: Elkhart, IN
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Paul McGrane     Added: November 28, 2003

Former Erie 3302, built 12-54. Preserved former Erie/EL crane at PA Railroad Museum. Built 1955 by Industrial Brownhoist. Lift capacity at 17'6" radius: 250 tons. Working weight: 192 tons. Powered by two 140hp Cummins engines.
Location: Strasburg, PA
Photo Date: 1-98
Photographer: Tom Wolfgang     Added: September 27, 1998

Former RDG 90901 250-ton crane. Now owned by the RCT&HS.
Location: Leesport, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: February 18, 1999

A converted steam engine tender used to store water for steam cranes when in operation. This one was coupled with crane CR 50089 when photographed at Rutherford's storage line. Had been assigned to CR 50089.
Location: Rutherford, PA
Photo Date: 5-13-84
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: July 17, 1998

Conrail boom car (aka crane tender) is now owned by the Reading Company Technical & Historical Society.
Location: Leesport, PA
Photo Date: ?-98
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: February 18, 1999

Former RDG 9457, built 9-41. These are called either boom cars or crane tenders. This one was assigned to CR 50089.
Location: Rutherford, PA
Photo Date: 5-13-84
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: July 17, 1998

Another shot of CR 45503 taken during the late-1990's. By this time, it had been retired, and the Reading Company Techincal & Historical Society had picked it up.
Location: Temple, PA
Photo Date: 1990's
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: June 12, 1999

A boom car built from a baggage car with its crane.
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: 10-2-99
Photographer: Jeff Lubchansky     Added: July 8, 2000

Former PRR 5385 baggage car built 1-23 turned into MoW storage duty.
Location: Altoona, PA
Photo Date: 1990's
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: June 12, 1999

A stored steam crane at Rutherford. Following the water tender is gondola CR 45507, not pictured.
Location: Rutherford, PA
Photo Date: 5-13-84
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: July 17, 1998

Reading Company crane used in the Reading, PA area during the 1970's. The entire wreck train was sitting on the siding in Wyomissing awaiting movement. The crane's reporting marks have been stenciled with CR numbers, but the RDG logos oddly remain on the crane. You can see the boom car, followed by the water tank car, and the old RDG passenger cars turned MoW service. RDG 90893 was coupled to this train.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 12-77
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: July 17, 1998

Another view of CR 50217. Some of the wrecked boxcars are in the background.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: 12-77
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: July 17, 1998

Wheel tender.
Class: F42
Location: Harrington, DE
Photo Date: 7-96
Photographer: Tom Wolfgang     Added: April 1, 1998

A former New Haven 17295 wheel car. Repainted into CR scheme 9-79 at Hollidaysburg, PA.
Location: Allentown, PA
Photo Date: 5-97
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: June 12, 1999

A former NYC wheel car Lon thinks was built 1941 in the Despatch Shops.
Class: 690-F
Location: Allentown, PA
Photo Date: 5-97
Photographer: Lon Godshall     Added: June 12, 1999

CR 92516 and CR 92520 were sitting together, removed from service. I don't know anything about the and would appreciate any info folks have.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 8-88
Photographer: Robert Waller Collection     Added: July 30, 2022

Not sure what type of crane this is or its heritage.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 8-88
Photographer: Robert Waller Collection     Added: July 30, 2022

Not sure what type of crane this is or its heritage.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 8-88
Photographer: Robert Waller Collection     Added: July 30, 2022

This American crane is self-powered and was used on the Upstate New York portion of the Chicago line to lift switches into place. It could travel quite fast, reaching speeds of 25mph with its gondola. Its reporting marks are spray painted on the side.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: ?-99
Photographer: Shawn Noe     Added: June 4, 1999

Another American crane, but this one has a long boom.
Location: Unknown
Photo Date: ?-99
Photographer: Bill Waller     Added: October 30, 1999

Location: Unknown
Photo Date: 8-86
Photographer: John Sieber     Added: January 21, 2004

John writes, "One day I was exploring the Denholm area and heard a small machine heading around the corner from the east. Finally, I see this little Burro crane rolling along at 20 - 30 mph. This was a lazy summer day in August 1979. I don't know what the crane is hauling. It appeared to be a long bar of some sort. Was it a coupling bar for moving other MOW cars?" (Actually, it was a piece of rail.)
Location: Denholm, PA
Photo Date: 8-79
Photographer: John Sieber     Added: February 3, 2004

Former PRR heavyweight Pullman pressed into MoW service. This was the only PC MoW car to be repainted gray. This was most likely a commissary and sleeper.
Location: New Hamburg, NY
Photo Date: 10-17-81
Photographer: Jerome Rosenfeld     Added: November 1, 2020

Pennsy car placed into wreck train service, though turned into a storage car.
Location: Hollidaysburg, PA
Photo Date: 7-98
Photographer: John Berger     Added: November 1, 2020

Reading Company boom car assigned to CR 50271 in Reading area.
Location: Reading, PA
Photo Date: ?-79
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: November 1, 2020

Another shot of the boom car but taken while the crane was still in its RDG numbers.
Location: Reading, PA
Photo Date: 12-77
Photographer: Reading, PA     Added: November 1, 2020

Reading Company combine in wreck train service as part of train with CR 50217.
Location: Wyomissing, PA
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Robert Waller     Added: November 1, 2020

A Conrail crane sits with its Reading Company flat car. CRCyc reader Rob Moore informs me that the pair has prowled the B&A for years. The flat still has friction bearings. The pair was split up for a while last year when the crane was loaned off-railroad. CSX "borrowed" a Canadian Pacific flatcar that was passing by; it wound up spending most of a year here.
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Location: West Springfield, MA
Photo Date: Unknown
Photographer: Paul McGrane     Added: November 28, 2003