O Southern Crane Tender

The crane tender had two jobs: to protect the
crane’s boom and enable it to be coupled with other cars on
the way to a wreck site, and to carry the tools, chains, slings and
other gear needed to clear a wreck. Unlike the crane itself, which was
a precision piece of gear made by a specialized company, the crane
tender was usually a home-built affair, cobbled together from whatever
a railroad’s shop crew had lying around. Our model represents
a typical such car, built from an older flatcar and part of an obsolete
or wreck-damaged outside-braced wooden box car, now functioning as an
equipment shed.

The rest of a typical wreck train usually had the same hand-me-down
look. Passenger and freight cars no longer fit for revenue service were
recycled into crew, equipment, and tool cars for wreck and maintenance
of way service.

High quality, traditionally sized RailKing Freight Cars provide
detailed bodies and colorful paint schemes for the O Gauge railroader.
MTH makes an enormous variety of RailKing Freight Cars, including many
different car types and roadnames. No matter what era or part of the
country you are modeling, RailKing is sure to have something for you.

Intricately
Detailed, Durable ABS Body
Metal Wheels and Axles
Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
Needle-Point Axles
(2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
Operating Interior Lighting
Detailed Brake Wheel
Near-Scale Proportions
Unit Measures: 11 1/2” x 2 5/16” x
4”
Operates On O-27 Curves