Virginia Crane and Hoist Inc.

02/09/2026

75 Ton 41' Gauge Class "F" Dredge Hoist manufactured by Foley Material Handling Co. Inc. - VIRGINIA CRANE®. This Hoist features 2 Hoist motors @ 600 horsepower each, Reeving is 2 part single line 2 1/4" wire rope and has a lift of 210'

01/29/2026

400 Ton 110' span Class E Locomotive Turntable in action manufactured by FMH Railway products division.

We got quite the blanket of snow in Altoona along with much of the eastern US. Let's see your snow action shots from this latest storm in the comments.
Photo of Juniata Shops back shop and turntable taken 1/27/26.
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01/09/2026

Automated Virginia Crane in action.

01/06/2026

Another Foley Material Handling Co. Inc. - VIRGINIA CRANE®, holding up the American flag @ Newport News Shipyard hosting of War Pete Hegseth for his "Arsenal of Freedom Tour" Foley Material Handling Co. Inc. - VIRGINIA CRANE® has supplied Cranes to NNS for over 40 years. It is an honor to be a part of building the US Naval Defense system.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

12/24/2025

Closing another successful year @ Foley Material Handling Co. Inc. - VIRGINIA CRANE® with our traditional Steak & Shrimp Christmas Eve lunch. Congratulations to our 25-year service award recipients as well as one retirement. This year we awarded the 35th - 25-year service award, a true testimony to the Company and its leadership. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all the Employees @ Foley Material Handling Co. Inc. - VIRGINIA CRANE®

11/14/2025

Our Employee Engagement Committee had a food drive for the Food Pantry @ the local Ashland Church of God. Thanks to all our Employees for donating over 400 # of non perishable food.

10/15/2025

09/25/2025

Through Back Thursday.Here are some past projects designed and manufactured by Foley Material Handling/Virginia Crane.

08/29/2025

As we head into Labor Day weekend, here are some pictures from around the shop of some of the great products our employees are working on! 📸🛠️

07/29/2025

Turntable Tuesday. 400 Ton 100' span "Class D" Locomotive Turntable designed and manufactured by Foley Material Handling. Our Railway Division can design and build any Turntable, Transfer Table or Lift Table for your Railway Yard.