Comments on: The railway was aggressively adding to its fleet of Engineering Work Equipment cranes in 1957 by adding six new units. CN 50394 was the third unit built in the 1957 order, and was delivered new to Winnipeg, MB that year. All six machines were Wellman 30 ton capacity locomotive cranes. CN had received two new Wellman’s the year before in 1956, and would acquire five more in 1958, and close out the decade with one Wellman DE-400 40 ton capacity unit in 1959. (map coordinates are the CN Work Equipment Repair Facility in Winnipeg (Transcona), MB as the photo location is unknown). http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 08 May 2026 02:57:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: terry.oshell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54044 terry.oshell Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:57:33 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54044 I'm sure there is a Bridge Guy that knows this location. I’m sure there is a Bridge Guy that knows this location.

]]> By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54041 Paul O'Shell Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:31:28 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54041 Thanks Michael. Found in one of my old files. Wish I had the precise date & location to share. :-( Maybe a CN Prairie Region person will recognize the bridge and chime in with an i.d. :-) Thanks Michael. Found in one of my old files. Wish I had the precise date & location to share. :-( Maybe a CN Prairie Region person will recognize the bridge and chime in with an i.d. :-)

]]> By: Klaucker http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54037 Klaucker Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:53:19 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54037 Amazing Paul ! Amazing Paul !

]]> By: Paul O'Shell http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54032 Paul O'Shell Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:30:05 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54032 Don, The Wellman and American cranes purchased by CN in the 50's, 60's, 70's, & 80's were distributed across the entire CN network at the time. Some moved inter-regionally over their lifetimes. Many of the cranes you may have seen on the Great Lakes Region during your CN days would have been (delivered new to) CN 50139 1950 Toronto, ON CN 50376 1954 Toronto, ON CN 50377 1954 Toronto, ON CN 50381 1954 Toronto, ON CN 50382 1954 Toronto, ON CN 50388 1955 London, ON Reclaim Yard CN 50392 1957 Stratford, ON CN 50364 1957 Foleyet, ON CN 50362 1958 London, ON Reclaim Yard CN 50366 1958 Hornepayne, ON CN 50354 1959 Toronto, ON CN 50430 1971 Toronto, ON CN 50471 1976 Toronto, ON CN 50472 1976 Toronto, ON CN 50473 1976 Belleville, ON Don,
The Wellman and American cranes purchased by CN in the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s, & 80′s were distributed across the entire CN network at the time. Some moved inter-regionally over their lifetimes.

Many of the cranes you may have seen on the Great Lakes Region during your CN days would have been (delivered new to)

CN 50139 1950 Toronto, ON
CN 50376 1954 Toronto, ON
CN 50377 1954 Toronto, ON
CN 50381 1954 Toronto, ON
CN 50382 1954 Toronto, ON
CN 50388 1955 London, ON Reclaim Yard
CN 50392 1957 Stratford, ON
CN 50364 1957 Foleyet, ON
CN 50362 1958 London, ON Reclaim Yard
CN 50366 1958 Hornepayne, ON
CN 50354 1959 Toronto, ON
CN 50430 1971 Toronto, ON
CN 50471 1976 Toronto, ON
CN 50472 1976 Toronto, ON
CN 50473 1976 Belleville, ON

]]> By: Brundle http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54031 Brundle Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:42:43 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54031 Beautiful reflection, not a ripple anywhere. Beautiful reflection, not a ripple anywhere.

]]> By: First954 http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=50136#comment-54030 First954 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:39:10 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CN-50394-Wellman-DE-300-sn-4343-blt-1957-delivered-new-to-Winnipeg-MB-CNR-photo-Paul-OShell-collection.jpg#comment-54030 These Wellman cranes were on virtually every rail/culvert/bridge gang in the 1960s in Northern Ontario. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks Paul for posting. Don These Wellman cranes were on virtually every rail/culvert/bridge gang in the 1960s in Northern Ontario. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks Paul for posting. Don

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