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A Cranemasters 200RS minimizes service interruptions by working from one side while rerailing a locomotive.
Cranemasters’ equipment is versatile and adaptable to working in tight situations on challenging projects.
Cranemasters utilizes our in-house designed and manufactured mobile drop table to perform a field replacement of a traction motor.
A Cranemasters excavator equipped with a vacuum attachment system works with a hi-rail rotary dump truck to remove fouled ballast at a transit authority facility.
Cranemasters’ equipment using custom designed purpose built lift beams works safely and efficiently in unison to install a concrete tie #20 turnout on a double mainline.
Cranemasters’ hi-rail and crawler cranes are capable of recovering and rerailing railcars in many challenging situations.
The versatility of Cranemasters’ 200RS cranes supports a variety of maintenance activities including bridge repairs in tight quarters.
Cranemasters’ mobile car repair and rerailing teams work together to repair a client’s railcar for its return to service.
During a client’s annual outage, Cranemasters’ professional track crews perform a major rail upgrade.
Cranemasters’ specialized equipment shows its versatility and capabilities while recovering a client’s excavator from a swamp.
A pair of Cranemasters’ 200RS cranes expedites delivery of cargo while preventing damage to valuable lading by offloading double-stacked intermodal containers at a derailment site.
A pair of Cranemasters’ 200RS cranes utilizes our patented Tank Car Savers to safely and efficiently load up a client’s railcar.
Cranemasters’ track crews installing precast crossing components at a new railroad crossing.
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Cranemasters positions a number 24 concrete switch for installation.
A Cranemasters track crew replaces ties in a rail yard.
Our Tank Car Savers safely lift and re-rail tank cars without damage, which reduces customer cost and exposure. Damage cost avoidance can often be more than the cost of recovery services.
Cranemasters moves heavily damaged cars away from a derailment site.
Though larger than other derailment equipment, the 200 RS easily adapts to challenging situations with its unique lifting and winching capabilities and operates in less space than other equipment in the derailment industry today.
Our cranes’ power and capabilities easily handle this derailed double stack.
Cranemasters crews build and repair track throughout the Eastern US.
Our specialized equipment allows structures like this number 24 concrete switch to be moved in any direction while supporting it evenly throughout the process without damage.
A hi-rail crane loads a covered hopper car onto a flatcar.
A covered hopper car is recovered from a steep embankment. The ability to lift derailed cars from a greater distance enables equipment to be placed in a safer position even when access to the car is limited to one side.
A covered hopper car is recovered from a steep embankment. The ability to lift derailed cars from a greater distance enables equipment to be placed in a safer position even when access to the car is limited to one side.
A 200 RS demonstrates its pick and carry capabilities with its boom extended during a signal tower replacement. This capability is unique in the industry.
Cranemasters replaces ties for an industrial customer.
A Cranemasters 200 RS utilizes a spreader beam, allowing the crane to work from one side of the tall car while carefully protecting valuable automobiles and the freight car from costly damage.
Cranemasters patented Tank Car Savers load a jacketed tank car onto a flatcar while preventing damage to the car’s outer shell.
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Three Cranemasters 200 RS cranes replace a hump yard retarder. We specialize in these heavy yet fragile operations that need to be completed with minimal downtime for the customer.
Cranemasters 200 RS cranes load a heavy transformer onto a flatcar.
Cranemasters carefully recovers a heavily damaged and loaded tank car from a river following a derailment. Derailments in water are rare, but are among the more challenging situations railroads can face. The unique and stable lifting platform provided by the 200 RS means fewer potential environmental concerns for the customer and minimization of risk to local ecosystems and communities.
A pair of 200 RS cranes easily lift covered hopper cars to empty them for transport from a derailment site.
A Cranemasters 200 RS with its tracks fully retracted works in tight quarters to install switch panels on a busy rail line.
A Cranemasters designed Rapid Crane Assembly trailer is another innovative idea that reduces setup time at a customer’s job site.
The Cranemasters 200 RS is uniquely suited to operate at full lifting capacity from track with accessibility on only one side.
Cranemasters engineers are innovative from concept to design to product implementation which better serves the railroad industry. We are proud to have received a U.S. patent for the design and creation of the Tank Car Saving Arms and appreciate the hard work our teams invested.
Cranemasters 200 RS is ideal for pick and carry operations. It is highly versatile and adapts to many challenging work sites and projects. By spreading the crawler tracks out, damage to the track structure is avoided.
Cranemasters uses a spreader beam to move a diamond track structure into position on a busy two crossing two mainline. The strength and agility of our cranes allow for working in both tight time frames and tight spaces. Their ability to easily vary the height and length of the booms while lifting makes working around power lines safer than many other options available.
A Cranemasters track crew replaces rail and ties for a regional railroad customer.
A customer’s crane was rebuilt at the Cranemasters shop in the Richmond, Virginia. The Cranemasters engineering team and highly skilled mechanics, build high quality equipment to our customer’s specifications while still costing less than comparable equipment purchased new. The completed crane is shown at one of the few locations in the country where three rail lines cross.
At Cranemasters we operate in varying weather conditions to serve our customers when they need it, so they can serve their customers when they need it.
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Cranemasters cranes exhibit capabilities of working within poles and overhead powerlines in extreme conditions.
Cranemasters cranes and a custom designed spreader beam install a main line diamond.
A pair of hi-rail cranes stabilize coal cars on a bridge.
Cranemasters-designed tank car saving arms being used to rerail a leaning tank car. The device allows for absolute control of the car during lifting and movement while protecting the car from damage caused by other conventional lift methods.
A Cranemasters track crew builds custom high tonnage track at a coal terminal.
Cranemasters rerails a passenger car in a busy metropolitan area.
Cranemasters cranes replace bridge components on a main line.
Cranemasters cranes and excavators with custom features safely handle a track structure. This equipment combination allows heavy structures to be moved in any direction for effi cient and precise positioning.
Cranemasters-designed/built tank car savers support safe movement of a loaded tank car while preventing car body damage.
An Isringhausen manufactured Brute hi-rail crane performs a traction motor change out.
A Cranemasters track crew performs a rail replacement.
A telescopic boom equipped crane recovers double stacked containers.
Cranemasters cranes recover a tank car from a derailment in a tunnel.
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