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Kitbash an N scale boom car (or idler flat) to ride under the overhanging boom of a crane. The boom car carries shop trucks, blocking, rerailing frogs and other hardware to handle emergencies.
MODEL RAILROADER Feb 1994 (v.61#2) pg. 82

Kitbashing the Maryland and Pennsylvania idler X2, a maintenance-of-way car created from a converted boxcar. Designed to accompany a crane car. HO scale.
MODEL RAILROADER Feb 1995 (v.62#2) pg. 98
Correction MODEL RAILROADER Apr 1995 (v.62#4) pg. 19

Modeling a light-duty crane in HO scale based on the Maryland & Pennsylvania RR X12 car.
MODEL RAILROADER Aug 1995 (v.62#8) pg. 80

Chicago & North Western RR Burro crane in N scale. Finishing touches for a common maintenance-of-way machine.
MODEL RAILROADER Oct 1999 (v.66#10) pg. 102

Railway cranes. Drawings and photos of Cowans Sheldon 15 ton steam breakdown cranes. Part 1.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Mar 1990 (v.7#3) pg. 136

Railway cranes. Drawings and photos of Cowans Sheldon 15 ton steam breakdown cranes. Part 2.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Apr 1990 (v.7#4) pg. 206

Railway cranes. Drawings and photos of Cowans Sheldon 15 ton steam breakdown cranes. Part 3.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Aug 1990 (v.7#8) pg. 426

Railway cranes. Drawings and photos of Cowans Sheldon 15 ton steam breakdown cranes. Part 4.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Dec 1990 (v.7#12) pg. 637

Breakdown train unit (circa 1970s). Part 2. Kitbashing 4mm model of a crane unit.
MODEL RAILWAYS [2] Jul 1992 (v.9#7) pg. 351

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