MTH 20-95197 O Southern Pacific Crane Tender ProductID_12161453 Laser-cut paper shake shingles

Laser-cut paper shake shingles

put on trail

and Southern Pacific with some equipment pooling with Wabash and other railroads

Salt was sometimes placed in the bunkers to make the ice melt faster and lower the temperature of the load

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12264880

MTH 20-95197 O Southern Pacific Crane Tender ProductID_12161453 Laser-cut paper shake shinglesThis is an MTH 20 95197 O Southern Pacific Crane Tender. 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