Work Motor w/ Crane W-1
Originally owned by Montreal Tramways.
It was home built with the crane coming from Brown Hoist in Cleveland, OH.
It was mounted on a motorized flat car. It was manufactured in 1912. The car rides on 2 Arch bar trucks with 4 GE 80 motors under it. The car ran in Montreal until 1957 when it was purchased by the CERA and shipped the same year. It is capable of lifting upto 5 tons, and it is currently in storage awaiting restoration.
Warehouse Point Trolley Museum
Warehouse Point, CT
Thank you to Timothy Lesniak and Xian Clere for the information
From the Father and Son - Slayton Collection

Photographed by M. Wayne Slayton.
Added to the photo archive by Wayne Slayton, December 3, 2009.
Railroad: Connecticut Trolley Museum.

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