This is MTH 30-79389 O US Army Crane Tender. Crane tender car, US Army. Car number: C280. 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 part of an outside-braced wooden boxcar, 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.
High quality, traditionally sized RailKing Freight Cars provide detailed bodies and colorful paint schemes for the O Gauge railroader. MTH makes an enormous variety of RailKing Freight Cars, including many different car types and roadnames. No matter what era or part of the country you are modeling, RailKing is sure to have something for you.
Its key features are: Intricately detailed durable ABS body Metal wheels and axles Diecast 4-wheel trucks Operating diecast metal couplers Colorful, attractive paint schemes Decorative brake wheels Fast-angle wheel sets Needle-point axles Operating interior lighting Unit measures: 11 1/2'' x 2 5/16'' x 4'' Operates on O-27 curves
Condition: Factory New (C-9) Operational Status:Functional Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH Model Number: 30-79389 Road Name: United States Army (USAX/USATC/USQC)
Scale/Era: O Modern Model Type: Freight Cars
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11822313.
Trainz Product Id: 11822313
WARNING:
This product can expose you to chemicals including but not limited to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to
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