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Here's the Clarence B. Randall, named for the CEO of Inland Steel.

Over 4 feet long and radio-controlled, with a Meccano motor and a 6v security-light battery.

Looks just like the real thing (I grew up in a town bisected by the Welland Canal, and saw a lot of these freighters, and possibly even the original of this specific one, which was scrapped in about 1979).

Of course, having waited for the bridge hundreds of times, I just had to have this when I saw it. It's the only one I've never had to wait for....

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