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From: Daniel McFadden dan DOT mcfadden AT gmail DOT com
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:48:27 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Steamtown Images--December 31, 2018--X Series
(X5981-X5986) IDs
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Ron and Bob and List,

I got way behind looking at the EL Mail List but now catching up. Ron,
you commented on New Years Day that pix of wrecker 95916 are rare so
attached is a shot of a mate, 95915.

I took this shot at Port Morris on December 2 1961.

Dan McFadden







> On Jan 1, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Robert Bahrs wrote:
>
>
> Ron
> I X series crane sure isn't new. All the things you noted, plus the
bent
> rear grab irons for climbing up the rear.
> The bridges in the foggy back ground are not Hoboken or Jersey City.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 3:08 PM R. Dukarm
wrote:
>
>>
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>>
>> wrk_95916_DL_W_Hoboken_10-1960_J_C_LaRue_Jr.jpg (image/jpeg, 1071x904
>> 150093 bytes, BF: 6.45 ppb)
>>
>> List,
>>
>> I believe the wrecker to be DL&W 95916. (see attached photo) This
crane was
>> delivered to the DL&W sometime in 1927 by Bucyrus. Since the photo is
circa
>> 1927, this could explain the lack of markings on the crane. However,
the
>> paint on the crane does not look new, but the quality of the photo
may
>> contribute to this effect. The crane does not show dents or wear,
except
>> that the weight markings on the side frame appears a little worn. The
>> attached photo is the only one I ever turned up of #95916. This crane
was
>> assigned to Hoboken most of its life and I believe the photos to be
in
>> Hoboken. The vertical photo shows the crane to be part of a wreck
train,
>> and
>> it was pulled out just for the photo. Since there is no apparent
damage as
>> a
>> reason for the photo, perhaps it was just photographed to add it to
the
>> files. In its latter life, #95916 wore more identifying paint than
other
>> DL&W crane.
>>
>> Ron Dukarm
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert Bahrs [mailto:rrbahrs@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 8:45 AM
>>
>> Sorry to end the year on a low note, but I can't ID the location on
any of
>> these. Looking at the background and the lack of markings on the
crane, I"m
>> wondering if the crane photo's might be on another RR?
>>
>> *X5981--150-ton railroad crane [1927.xx.xx] X5982--150-ton railroad
>> crane--Rear [1927.xx.xx] X5983--150-ton railroad crane
>> [1927.xx.xx] X5985--
>>
>> *Bob Bahrs*
>>
>>
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