Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Steam Derrick #95014
CRIP derrick #95014 was built in 1904 by Industrial Works, Bay City, MI, and bears construction #1266 on its builders plate. It is all-steel and has a lifting capacity of 60 tons. Steam power, generated by an oil-fired boiler in the cab, drives pistons connected to eccentrics, which are connected to a drum. When the drum turns, cables raise or lower the boom. Oil and water for the firebox and boiler are supplied by the tender behind the crane. This is one of the few rail cars at the Museum with a K-type triple brake valve. The Museum purchased the crane from Reader Railroad, Reader, AR, in 1982. It is painted black and has white markings.
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