30-79366 - O Gauge Crane Tender Car - Canadian National Car No. 50401

Crane Tender Car - Canadian National Car No. 50401 Roadname:  Canadian National Product Item Number:  30-79366 Catalog:  DP 2013 Volume 1 Product Line:  RailKing Scale:  O Gauge Delivery Status:  Delivered Feb. 2013 This 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. 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 e