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Authenticast Gantry Crane,


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Authenticast Gantry Crane, The producer of HO scale relates cast metal railroad cars, loads, also makes a powered crane. This die cast metal Crane is a one of a kind. It is a transfer crane for picking up material and loading hopper cars that are on the track below it. The material, coal, ballast, dirt is stored in piles off to the track side. The boom doesn't move but the crane roles back and forth on its track. The clamshell bucket moves along its boom the full length of the boom and into the cab where it releases its load down A chute into the positioned hopper car below. Back and forth the bucket goes until the hopper car below is full and the next empty car is positioned to? receive material.


 

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Yep. Been around since the 50’s I believe. I would really like to find one that a normal person can afford. Neat but scarce and not cheap.

John Hagen

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Authenticast Gantry Crane, The producer of HO scale relates cast metal railroad cars, loads, also makes a powered crane. This die cast metal Crane is a one of a kind. It is a transfer crane for picking up material and loading hopper cars that are on the track below it. The material, coal, ballast, dirt is stored in piles off to the track side. The boom doesn't move but the crane roles back and forth on its track. The clamshell bucket moves along its boom the full length of the boom and into the cab where it releases its load down into the positioned hopper car below. Back and forth the bucket goes until the hopper car below is full and the next empty car is positioned to receive material.