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Nostalgia & History > Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescuedDate: 12/06/08 13:48 Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: JPB In the winter of 1970, an EL wreck crane tipped over on the super-elevated curve on EL's main line track 2 a half mile east of the Owego station (not sure why this happened...). Apparently EL called out a 2nd crane and requested assistance from the LV who had a wreck train stored 20 miles away at the Sayre, PA shops, to right the errant EL hook (seen lying on its side in pic #1). And, to make matters worse, it was snowing to beat the band.
   Date: 12/06/08 14:08 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: nycman Big Hooks have always fascinated me for their ability to pick up tons of weight with no outriggers that I can see. Is the base solid concrete or some other ballast that keeps them stable while hauling up wrecked equipment? Thanks for the pics of that rescue.
Date: 12/06/08 14:19 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: skrambo Picture 1 shows outriggers.
Date: 12/06/08 14:53 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: JLY nycman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Big Hooks have always fascinated me for their > ability to pick up tons of weight with no > outriggers that I can see. Is the base solid > concrete or some other ballast that keeps them > stable while hauling up wrecked equipment? Thanks > for the pics of that rescue. Best and quickest way to capsize a hook is to not set the outriggers. Date: 12/06/08 16:05 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: pramer So where have all the Big Hooks gone to? Torch heaven?
Paul Ramer Cincinnati, OH Date: 12/06/08 18:02 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: bill_whh Paul Ramer, There is actually an operating hook very close to cincy. Connersville and New Castle Railroad in Connersville, Indiana.
Several pics of the beast following:    Date: 12/06/08 19:57 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: engine3420 There is a steam operated one at Ely Nevada.
Date: 12/06/08 23:00 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: bnsftrucker And we got one at the Interbay roundhouse in Seattle,ready for action.
Date: 12/07/08 16:46 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: Gonut1 Reading Technical and Historical Society has a complete Reading "Relief Train" including it's Big Hook at it's Hamburg Pennsylvania Museum. Years ago I saw it in action with a Lehigh Valley Big Hook clearing a wrecked Reading ore train. Also saw a pair of Reading hooks clearing a different wrecked ore train. Very interesting operation.
Gonut Date: 12/07/08 19:13 Re: Sometimes a Big Hook needs to be rescued Author: 2ebright There are still a few active "big hooks." Here is ex D&RGW #028, now a Union Pacific wrecking crane. This photo was shot in September 2007 in the Price River Canyon, Utah, a few miles west of Helper. The wreck train was brought over from Grand Junction, Colorado, but the crane was not used to clear the wreck.
Dick Ebright Roosevelt, Utah  |