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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.
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Caption: 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.

Photographer:
Paul O'Shell [404] (more) (contact)
Date: 05/01/2002 (search)
Railway: BC Rail (search)
Reporting Marks: BCR 6401 and BCR 6402 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: Prince George Railway & Forestry Museum (search)
City/Town: Prince George (search)
Province: British Columbia (search)
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