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Discussion Related to the Reading Company 1833-1976 and it's predecessors Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway.

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 #1000081  by glennk419
 
CarterB wrote:Here's a readymade HO model:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/slt/slt9127.htm

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/650-1106
Please note that those are both kits, the crane itself being cast from white metal. I have built the crane kit and while not particularly difficult, it is delicate assembly work and does take some patience and you need to be good with the CA (superglue).
 #1231760  by RDGAndrew
 
The Colebrookdale Railroad group has been busy. The crane restoration is almost done:
http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 0&t=153478" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (there's a link to their Facebook page there too).
My model is coming along also, but I typically leapfrog from one project to another and it was on the back burner for a while. It may be time to get back to this one again.

Happy Thanksgiving!