Help identify

[maryelizabeth]

Can anyone help me with identifying this train? My granddaughter is a mechanical engineer and works for Terex in the crane division. Terex was recently bought out and while cleaning out some files she ran across this picture. Since I am a train buff she was hoping I could find out what kind of train this is. She is in Wilmington, NC but Terex manufacturers their cranes in Italy. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[bnsf971]

The location of the photo certainly looks like the low country of North Carolina, a brief search doesn't come up with a hit for the crane. I'll do a little more searching as time allows, you never know what's out there as far as info.

 

[maryelizabeth]

Thanks! My nephew who works for Loram is trying to help identify the picture too!

 

[bnsf971]

Judging by all the warning labels, that may not be an export model.

 

[bnsf971]

I did find this:

https://flic.kr/p/2op7PSh

 

[maryelizabeth]

Thanks for the photos! My nephew was able to find these pictures as well. I hope they show up as I am not very technically inclined.

 

[CharleyL]

Yes, the original photo in question is a version of an American Crane that was made and modified to work on railroads. What I don't know is if American sold this as a product for the railroads, or if another company modified the cranes for use on the railroads. I've seen a few of these and they all looked the same, but with the boom for lifting work along the tracks. The ones that I saw were all identical, and most likely part of New York Central, because the Hudson River track area of NY Central is where I saw them in use. The crane version that is in use today has rubber tires and fanged railroad wheels added so the tires can propel them on the rails and then retract the flanged wheels when they will be used on pavement, this model likely replaced the model in the photo now, replacing the version in the photo. This one in the photo appears minus the boom, so probably just being used to move railcars. The crane with the land travel caterpillar tracks was just adapted to drive the railroad wheels on these old MOR crane hybrids.

American Crane still exists and has this website. I didn't contact them, but a call to their CS or this website in the link below should get you more information, if you are still looking.

American Crane & Equipment Corporation

The heritage of American Crane & Equipment Corporation remains steadfast, its mastery fuses the dependability of the past with the pioneering spirit of

americancrane.com

Charley

 

[maryelizabeth]

Thanks Charlie! You really supplied a lot of information! I will relay this to my granddaughter. She will be thrilled to get some clarification. You've been most helpful.

 

[maryelizabeth]

Sorry I misspelled your name Charley.

Thanks Charlie! You really supplied a lot of information! I will relay this to my granddaughter. She will be thrilled to get some clarification. You've been most helpful.