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Athearn Ready To Roll AZRC 200-Ton Crane Freight Car Unknown

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Prototype Details

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Second Generation Diesel (1960 - 1980)
Transition (1940 - 1960)
1980s
1970s
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The first railroad cranes relied on locomotives for positioning around the work site. Some big cranes required water tenders to power their steam boilers to operate and rotate the boom. Many of these cranes lasted into the late 1970s and 1980s before being converted to diesel. Some cranes were constructed as diesel towards the end of the steam era.

Initial Source: 06_RTR_200-Ton_Crane_102717.pdf