Ann Arbor Railroad steam-powered wrecking crane 3187 saw more than its fair share of derailments during the late sixties and early seventies. Built by the Bucyrus Company in March 1912, it possess... (more)
This time, it wasn't JUST for the cameras. With his assistant carefully watching the alignment, Nevada Northern's Wreckmaster signals his crane operator to slowly lower a derailed hopper ... (more)
Bring out the hook. Nevada Northern's beefy #93 couples up with the line's 100-ton Steam Crane A as she prepares to take a wreck train south to the Mines District. Steam Crane A was built... (more)