Comments on: BCR 6401 ‘The Northern Star’ is an American model W-150 wrecking crane s/n W-3854. It was built new in 1969 for Pacific Great Eastern Railway and shipped to them in November of that year. Powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V-71, it produced 284 h.p. @ 2100 rpm. The crane is equipped with a 40 foot boom and 5 foot jib and has a self-propelled travel speed of 2-3 mph. After CN’s acquisition of BC Rail, both the crane and boom idler/cabin car were shipped to a local scrap dealer and scheduled to be destroyed but a concerted effort by the PG Railway & Forestry Museum and a few other folks saved them from the torch and they are now on display at the museum. The crane was fully operational when it was taken out of service.

Comments on: BCR 6401 ‘The Northern Star’ is an American model W-150 wrecking crane s/n W-3854. It was built new in 1969 for Pacific Great Eastern Railway and shipped to them in November of that year. Powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V-71, it produced 284 h.p. @ 2100 rpm. The crane is equipped with a 40 foot boom and 5 foot jib and has a self-propelled travel speed of 2-3 mph. After CN’s acquisition of BC Rail, both the crane and boom idler/cabin car were shipped to a local scrap dealer and scheduled to be destroyed but a concerted effort by the PG Railway & Forestry Museum and a few other folks saved them from the torch and they are now on display at the museum. The crane was fully operational when it was taken out of service. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1