CPR Cranes: Auxiliary, locomotive and Burro cranes.

414203 (?) Ohio Locomotive Crane.

414330 150-ton steam auxiliary crane and its accompanying boom car 402107 retired.
This last CPR steam crane was preserved and is now at WCRA museum in Squamish, BC.

402107 Hand-painted W signifies it has been retired and is "Waiting disposal".

Two views of 414241 the "little hook" (60 ton lift capacity) at West Toronto shops. c.1950's Jim Parker

414400 locomotive crane (self-propelled) at work. Looks to be loading an old gon onto a flat car.
Doug Mackenzie/Carl Schnurr collection

414401 locomotive crane with unusual depressed flat boom car 422450. Doug Mackenzie/Carl Schnurr collection

414472 (200 ton) with boom car 402090 on the Moose Jaw auxiliary. May 3, 1976 Tom Newton/Bob Heathorn collection.

414474 200 ton auxiliary (wreck) crane with its boom car 421306. Doug Mackenzie/Carl Schnurr collection

414476 (200 ton) and boom car 402093 Calgary auxiliary. July 3, 1976 Tom Newton/Bob Heathorn collection.

414478 (200 ton) and boom car 418044 . Calgary April 24,1997 Tom Newton/Bob Heathorn collection.

414480 wreck crane (200 ton) with boom car 421626. Doug Mackenzie/Carl Schnurr collection

414501 250 ton #1 auxiliary steam crane at work clearing up an "affair" at Dixie (Toronto Terminal) 1959.
Some of the freight involved in this derailment was received off the CP Electric Lines at Galt and
included Carling beer and Seagram distillery products both made in Waterloo. Bill Thomson

Here is 414501 (long diesel powered) on the auxiliary at Toronto Yard. It is preserved at Exporail
Both photos: Bill Thomson

Auxiliary crane 414503 (250 ton Industrial Brownhoist Blt.1968) with its unique depressed flat boom car 422451.
Thunder Bay 3/05 Bill Sanderson

414651 250 ton capacity "Big Hook" built by Industrial Brownhoist. November 7, 2001 Coquitlam, BC Andy Cassidy
Note: This auxiliary crane was being transferred to Golden, BC. Some of the carmen gathered for a final photo.

Digging out around a switch with a Burro crane. Al Howlett