Dec 28, 2015 · "Big Hook" was the term railroaders used for their big crane that they would use to clean up wrecks and do construction work. Over the years, it got bigger. The irony is that they have scrapped their "big hooks" because side-booms are now used to clean up wrecks.

Chicago & North Western 6363 is a diesel-powered crane, known as a “wrecker,” designed for heavy-lift applications. Cranes like this are known as wreckers because they were often used for lifting locomotives and cars that had derailed in a wreck.

Old CNW MOW crane on display at the IRM. Idler flatcar #W52 is without a boom over its deck for the first time in along time. Freshly repainted idler for the C&NW 6363.

Welcome to the CNWHS Photo Gallery! The C&NWHS invites you to post C&NW and related railroad photos. Like to add your photos? C&NW self powered BURRO Crane #264 participating in some major yard work at Butler, WI during 5/1980... Photo by John F. Campbell...

The Chicago and North Western (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.

6 days ago · Here's a shot of four locomotive cranes at CNW's Proviso Yard removing #19 and #20 mains after being cut up into 220' long track panels in the summer of '87 and loading onto flatcars. A new addition to the south side of the diesel ramp forced the mains to be realigned.

Google says, "A "Burro" crane is a small four-wheel mobile lifting crane with a very small lifting capacity, designed to lift railroad ties and railroad rails as part of track maintenance. As early as 1907, the Cullen-Friestedt Company, Chicago, Illinois entered the track maintenance business with four-wheeled cranes designed to operate on rails.

Jan 8, 2016 · Seen are an old Chicago NorthWestern Railroad crane train. There is the crane, a flat, and and old bay window caboose. The Union Pacific Railroad took over the CNW years ago but they never...

Jan 6, 2018 · These cranes are typically rated at 60 - 110ton depending on the cable diameter, boom length, the counter weighs and car body ballast. These cranes were never really used for heavy lifts like the very large Re-railing cranes used by the car departments.

An American 5030 rail mounted crane with a work caboose part of the Chicago & NorthWestern system (now Union Pa... Here's something that you don't see everyday.