Atlas O 3002247 - Premier - Crane Tender "Santa Fe" (2-Rail)

• Road Name: Santa Fe
• Road Number: 191513
• 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.