RailPictures.Net Photo: NN Wrecking Crane A Nevada Northern Railway Steam Wrecking Crane at Ely, Nevada by Kevin Madore

Community Response

Locomotive Details

Location/Date of Photo


Views: 13,555 Favorited: 23
Since added on April 17, 2014

+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment

» Nevada Northern Railway (more..)
» Steam Wrecking Crane (more..)

» North Yard
» Ely, Nevada, USA (more..)
» February 09, 2014

Locomotive No./Train ID

Photographer

» NN Wrecking Crane A (more..)
» None (more..)

» Kevin Madore (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile

Remarks & Notes

Got a hopper in the dirt? That's no problem if you've also got a big hook. And the Nevada Northern Railway Museum does have a big one....a 100-tonner, as a matter of fact. This unit was built for the railway back in 1907 by Industrial Works of Bay City Michigan, and she's been on the property ever since. Although she's well over 100 year old and is used primarily for demonstrations these days, she's definitely not a toy. She's still got a 100 ton lifting capacity out to a 17 foot radius and can still be used for most any kind of job for which the museum might require a crane, either in the yard, or out on the line. She requires about 3 hours and a crew of 5-6 people to steam up and set up. As can be seen in this photo, she not only has outriggers that must be set to stabilize her, but there are also turnbuckle clamps that virtually lock her onto the rails. The operators in the cab obviously need to not only be skilled in the handling of the various levers and other controls, but they also need to be extremely careful. There are a lot of moving parts in and around that cab which don't have any sort of guards on them. A misplaced hand or foot could mean a very bad day. There was no Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) back when this baby was built.

Photo Location Map

Photo Comments (3)

View Larger Map

User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (10)

+ Add to Album

Cranes on rails Album created by member Daniel Minaca	Album Views: 82,173
All kinds of cranes that can run on railways...

Trains in the Snow Album created by member Ty Kaneshiro	Album Views: 65,690
not much else to say

*Workin' On The Railroad* Album created by member KD Rail Photography	Album Views: 68,258
Photo albums dedicated to the Men, and Women that keep the Railroad running around the clock 365 days a year. From Dispatcher to Track Gangs, these are the people that make the railroad moves!

"Steampunk" Album created by member Nathan Richters	Album Views: 392,756
Gears; machinery; steam mixed with modern technology; and more.

DreamTrains Album created by member coco13cos	Album Views: 5,012,932
Over 50.000 of RP's most appreciated and beautiful photos.

Nevada Northern: High Desert Time Warp Album created by member Kevin Madore	Album Views: 34,835
Images from numerous winter photo shoot weekends in Ely, Nevada

Derailments Album created by member Sean M	Album Views: 22,764

Back in the Day Album created by member Sean M	Album Views: 37,700
Back in the day when steam ruled the rails to early diesels, and really cool stuff.

Derailments & accidents Album created by member Kyle	Album Views: 133,826

Cool/Amazing Photos Album created by member Kyle	Album Views: 114,833
Awesome, cool, neat, amazing, interesting photos

Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album

EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]

This image contains EXIF headers - Click Here to show the data.

Photo Copyright © 2014 Kevin Madore. All Rights Reserved. Photo Usage Policy
This website Copyright © 2002-2025. All Rights Reserved.