Atlas O 3002245 - Premier - Crane Tender "Nickel Plate Road" (2-Rail)
| Announced Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Released Date: | May 2023 |
| Individually Boxed: | No - 2 to a case |
- Road Name: Nickel Plate Road
- Road Number: X80000
- System: 2-Rail
- Product Line: Atlas O Premier
- Scale: O Scale
Features:
- Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Operating Interior Lighting
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Separate Metal Handrails
- O Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
- Unit Measures:14 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 3 15/16”
Overview:
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 what appears to be an older flatcar and an obsolete bobber caboose, 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.
Original: $76.46
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$22.94Atlas O 3002245 - Premier - Crane Tender "Nickel Plate Road" (2-Rail)
| Announced Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Released Date: | May 2023 |
| Individually Boxed: | No - 2 to a case |
- Road Name: Nickel Plate Road
- Road Number: X80000
- System: 2-Rail
- Product Line: Atlas O Premier
- Scale: O Scale
Features:
- Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Operating Interior Lighting
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Separate Metal Handrails
- O Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
- Unit Measures:14 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 3 15/16”
Overview:
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 what appears to be an older flatcar and an obsolete bobber caboose, 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.
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| Announced Date: | Nov 2021 |
| Released Date: | May 2023 |
| Individually Boxed: | No - 2 to a case |
- Road Name: Nickel Plate Road
- Road Number: X80000
- System: 2-Rail
- Product Line: Atlas O Premier
- Scale: O Scale
Features:
- Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Operating Interior Lighting
- Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Separate Metal Handrails
- O Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
- Unit Measures:14 1/2” x 2 5/8” x 3 15/16”
Overview:
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 what appears to be an older flatcar and an obsolete bobber caboose, 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.
