Abandoned loco crane in Lansing

M Secco · **Joined:** Sun May 12, 2013 2:46 pm **Posts:** 245

To my understanding ,yes, both Industrials .

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Do you know about when they were scrapped?

M Secco · **Joined:** Sun May 12, 2013 2:46 pm **Posts:** 245

Google Earth History shows them there in the earth scan of April 2013 , both wreckers gone in the next earth scan of March 2015 . I was told by a couple of CN engineers that regularly go by the place that the two cranes were still there in 2017. When I checked it out, I realized the cranes they saw were two monitor cab locomotive cranes . To an untrained eye a " crane is a crane is a crane". The saleman there said both wreckers were long gone . Sorry ,I didn't ask the date they were cut . Just looking for axle sets at the time .

Mark.

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Mark,

You mentioned "Google Earth History", how dose one find that? If the cranes were gone in a 2015 scan why does the scan I get still show them? Doesn't Google Earth always show the latest view?

jayrod · **Posted:** Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:00 pm

John,
Google Earth Pro, which is still available for download, has a time slider that in most cases can take you back to about 1994. Resolutions vary on the aerials. I don't think the current mobile version has that feature. At least I haven't found it yet.

M Secco · **Joined:** Sun May 12, 2013 2:46 pm **Posts:** 245

Correct!

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

I took a look at Railway & Industrial Services on Google Earth today. The current image shows the wreckers gone but five IBH monitor cab cranes still there. The only one I have information on is:

IBH #12340 1957 40 tons DE
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & pacific #X-120

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:28 pm

John T wrote:

Thanks for the information. A builder's plate was to much to hope for.

Do you still want a photo of the builder's plate?

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Yes, I would very much like to see a photo of the plate. Thank you.

NS 3322 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:55 pm

John T wrote:

Yes, I would very much like to see a photo of the plate. Thank you.

I visited the crane yesterday, but I could not locate the builders plate.
Perhaps it was on the inaccessible side of the crane (there is heavy overgrowth around the crane).
I will try to visit this one again in the winter.

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Try, try again!

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Has anyone come up with an ID for the Lansing crane?

kcrailroader · **Posted:** Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:16 pm

FWIW, Railway & Industrial Services has closed. The property is for sale. It appears 3 of the Industrial Brownhoist cranes come with the property.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 82907.html

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Based on the sales flyer these are the three cranes:

12225 DE 30 1953 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR #X-116
Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill. IL (for sale 02-20)
12340 DE 35t 1956 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR #X-120
Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill, IL (here 12-07)
12343 DE 30 1956 Union Carbide Corp. Rockwood, TN
Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill. IL (for sale 02-20)

John T · **Joined:** Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:05 pm **Posts:** 1269

Good photos of the three cranes can be seen at https://industrialbid.com/m/view-auctio ... omp&page=4 items 288, 289 & 290. They are

12225 DE 30 1953 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR #X-116
Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill. IL (for sale 02-20)
12340 DE 35t 1956 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR #X-120
Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill, IL (for sale 02-20)
12197 40t DC Railway & Industrial Services Crest Hill. IL (for sale 02-20)

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