Railpictures.ca - Bill Thomson Photo: Conrail 150-ton wrecking crane 50125, formerly Penn Central and long based on the CASO at St. Thomas, is shown with its idler cars (still bearing PC logos and paint) on CN at London on June 5th 1987. It was later sent for scrap to CN’s London Reclaimation Yard in 1991 (as shown in this Paul O’Shell photo: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5865) | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Conrail 150-ton wrecking crane 50125, formerly Penn Central and long based on the CASO at St. Thomas, is shown with its idler cars (still bearing PC logos and paint) on CN at London on June 5th 1987.

It was later sent for scrap to CN's London Reclaimation Yard in 1991 (as shown in this Paul O'Shell photo: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5865)

Caption: Conrail 150-ton wrecking crane 50125, formerly Penn Central and long based on the CASO at St. Thomas, is shown with its idler cars (still bearing PC logos and paint) on CN at London on June 5th 1987.

It was later sent for scrap to CN's London Reclaimation Yard in 1991 (as shown in this Paul O'Shell photo: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=5865)

Photographer:	Bill Thomson [715] (more) (contact)
Date:	06/05/1987 (search)
Railway:	Conrail (search)
Reporting Marks:	CR 50125 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CN London Yard (search)
City/Town:	London (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
Share Link:	http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=26190

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Paul O'Shell

January 16, 2026 at 12:53 pm

A little more info ….
CR 50125 (ex-Penn Central 50125) is an Industrial Works 150-ton capacity wrecking crane, serial number xxx, built in 1927.

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