CP OHIO, a self propelled crane, surprises us at Newtonville as it progresses east for some afternoon work on the Belleville Sub.

BN 975417, an Ohio Crane rated at 50 tons, sits in the BNSF yard after loading up bits of broken track, presumably repairs that were made after the recent floods.

Clovis' 250-ton locomotive crane 199798 makes short work of rerailing an errant covered hopper in Clovis Yard, December 22, 1988. The 199798 was built by Industrial Brownhoist in 1946 and was Sant... (more)

Western Pacific derrick 79 finds itself in Union Pacific's North Yard in Salt Lake City on Feb. 29, 1984. Any information regarding the builder of the WPMW 79 and its disposition would be highly a... (more)

A former Boston & Maine 250 ton crane sits idle on the siding in Hemstreet Park. The wreck train was brought out in the wake of a derailment that occurred on February 7, 2013, on the Rotterdam Bra... (more)

With a foreman occupying the block beside us, we turned our backs to the CP tracks and set our focus on the adjacent CN Kingston Sub. However, when we noticed this surprise round the corner, we we... (more)

Columbus & Greenville mobile crane #PR 28 parked next to the turntable outside the roundhouse

Union Pacific's Ohio Crane MP-70 departs North Yard in Salt Lake City for Roseville, California. The MP-70 was remanufactured by American & Ohio Locomotive Crane Co., Inc. of Bucyrus, Ohio.

Steam wrecker rainbow
A rainbow forms in the dry desert air as a member of the wrecker crew blows down the boiler of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A at Lavon siding on the Adverse Bran... (more)

The operator of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A waits for the next move at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. The crew here is performing a “dera... (more)

One of the railroaders on the crew of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A pauses a moment toward the front of the wrecker at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February ... (more)

Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A easily moves a flatcar at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. The crew is performing a “derailment cleanup” with... (more)

The German railway line from Basel Bad Bf to Singen leads 29 kilometers through the north territory of Switzerland, one Station is Schaffhausen. After a derailment of a German diesel engine, a cra... (more)

Built in 1910 for the Pennsylvania Railroad, this Industrial Works steam crane arrived at Strasburg in 1971 and sits on a spur by restoration shops.

Would it not be awesome to see it in action... (more)

Reach for the Moon - A Burro crane originally built for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1942 became part of the Strasburg collection in 1965 and can be found parked in the yard by the restoration sho... (more)