CNJ #5 Steam Derrick

CNJ #5 Steam Derrick (HMD2C)

Location: Scranton, PA 18503 Lackawanna County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.453', W 75° 40.306'

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Idler Gondola #9208

This steam-powered wrecking crane was part of a small fleet of cars designed solely to maintain the railway - to remove wrecks and to lay, replace, and resurface the track.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey #5 steam derrick was built in 1918 and spent most of its working life in northeastern Pennsylvania. It could lift up to 150 tons. Though it could move itself and its idler for short distances, a locomotive usually pulled #5 to the work site.

The idler gondola, when coupled in front of the crane, carried rails, ties, spikes, chains, and extra hooks. Its primary function, however, was to enable the crane to be coupled into a train. While traveling, the crane's boom, lowered into a horizontal position, extended over its coupler and required an empty or "idler" gondola between it and the next piece of equipment.
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HM NumberHMD2C
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Placed BySteamtown Nataionl Historic Site - National Park Service
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 3:50pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 443852 N 4584218
Decimal Degrees41.40755000, -75.67176667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.453', W 75° 40.306'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 27.18" N, 75° 40' 18.36" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 150 S Washington Ave, Scranton PA 18503, US
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