30-79109 O Gauge RailKing Crane Tender Car For availability see 'Find it locally' tab $49.95Product InformationDescriptionCrane Tender Car - Caterpillarr No. Roadname: CaterpillarProduct Item Number: 30-79109Catalog: BS 2005 Volume 2Product Line: RailKingScale: O GaugeDelivery Status: Delivered DEC. 2005This product is compatible with all O Gauge 3-Rail track systems including those systems offered by Atlas and Gargraves and Lionel and Ross Custom Switches. OverviewThe 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. Features- Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body - Metal Wheels and Axles - Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks - Operating Die-Cast 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 Find It LocallyDealers The following dealers meet your selection criteria. Click the Show button next to a dealer to get more detailed contact information for the dealer (and to see what items are in stock, if you requested any). Name City State Zip HOBBY HOUSE HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791 VALLEY FARM MARKET WEEDVILLE PA 15868 THE TRAIN LOFT WINSTON-SALEM NC 27104 Support