Before the Advent of the Railroad Steam Recovery Crane Car (pictures below), how were Locomotive Steam Engines recovered after a derailment from the 1830's to the 1890's?
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Old Man Dirt is right. Block and tackle. Remember too those early engines weren't that heavy. The most common type from 1850 to the 1890s was the 4-4-0. They, and the other types were usually between 25 and 60 tons. I don't necessarily collect old rail photos, but I've seen many hundreds in other people's collections. And early locomotive salvage was usually block and tackle, with another engine brought in to furnish the muscle required. Since this could be a lengthy process if the wreck was extensive, a temporary track, or sometimes called a shoo-fly would be built to move trains past the derailment, or to enable getting another engine and hoisting equipment positioned.
Block and tackle. Some disassembling required. Consider this Stonewall Jackson raided Grafton WV and took several locomotives over land to a southern rail head. The special equipment was developed due to increased engine size. When steam cranes were/are used temporary tracks are laid at the wreck site for several reasons. one of which is to get equipment in and the other is to haul the wreckage out. The actual number of cranes required depended on the engine/s in the wreck, location on the wreck, skill of the operators and extent of damage. If the locomotive was damaged to much, it might be cut up. If the location was too difficult for recover, they were abandoned or buried. Rumor has it that there are several locomotives left at the bottom of slides awaiting for some one with enough money to recover them for restoration. Like the story of legend concerning a 1953 Corvette in a old barn. Hope that answers all your questions.
