Grand Central Terminal 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedGrand Central Terminal
BuilderIndustrial Brownhoist
Built In1914
Builder's order id2281
Currently in (State)Connecticut
--(Locality)Danbury
Totally out of svc date1998
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typecrane
-subtypedouble-ended wrecker
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More infohttp://www.danbury.org/DRM/gct1.htm
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length90'0"
Width9'6"
Height
Weight380000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.16
Total HP800
Trucks
Brakes
CompressorD3 (2)
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Crane 1 on display at DRM in 2022
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photo: https://www.facebook.com/WesternRailwayMuseum/photos/pb.100063532482321.-2207520000/5203950479714070/?type=3

Crane 1 on display at DRM in 2022
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photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91993389@N08/52321127223/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Grand Central Terminal (New York, New York)11914 1968 NO NO
Penn Central (New York, New York)500211968 1976 NO NO
Conrail 500211976 1983 NO NO
Metro-North Commuter Railroad (New York, New York)0011983 1998 NO NO
Danbury Railway Museum (Connecticut, Danbury)11998 present YES NO


Additional Media

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Crane 1 during switching at DRM circa 2021
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video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yF5pHr8hGg8