Abstract: A bridge crane for straightening a rail of a pair of rails along which the crane travels. First and second wheels of the crane are positioned at spaced apart locations along the length of the rail. A radially extending inside flange on the first wheel is positioned facing an inward facing side of the rail at a clearance distance such that the inside flange bears against at least a portion of a plurality of lateral deviations of the rail extending toward the other rail of the pair of rails during travel of the crane along the rails. A radially extending inside flange on the second wheel is provided at a position facing an outward facing side of the rail at a clearance distance such that the inside flange of the second wheel bears against at least a portion of the plurality of lateral deviations of the rail extending away from the other rail of the pair of rails during travel of the crane along the rails.