TRACTION AROUND NORTH AMERICA
#D16 is a self-propelled electric crane that stayed with TMER&T and was inherited by Milwaukee &Suburban Transport. It was used at Cold Spring Shops until the mid 1960s before being donated to TWERHS. I possess  a Paul Weyrich photos of this unit working the Milwaukee Road interchange at Cold Spring during 1964-'65. M&ST could still use electric rail equipment at Cold Spring because of 600 VDC used by the trackless trolleys. It is listed as a 4 motor Utility Derrick, manufactured by Brown Hoist Company in 1923 on an inventory list dated December 31, 1946. TWERHS later sold #D16 to the Illinois Railway Museum.
June 18, 2004
Caption data from Ken Josephson
Photo by Frank Hicks Back to Traction Preservation page
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