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It's not a train - but it's still neat from an engineering standpoint.
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Interesting, oversize loads can be a real challenge. In the pics they were able to raise up the power lines to clear the load, but the planners of a move like that must consider any obstructions that might be on a proposed route especially any bridges that might not offer enough clearance to get through.
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I once got caught behind a house that was being move down a main street. They had to stop at every intersection and lift all the wires clear. After two intersections, I changed routes.
I've also seen what happens when a steel plate is lifted through a streetcar wire and the wire lands on the concrete road.
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Russ Bellinis Wrote:Interesting, oversize loads can be a real challenge. In the pics they were able to raise up the power lines to clear the load, but the planners of a move like that must consider any obstructions that might be on a proposed route especially any bridges that might not offer enough clearance to get through.
Imagine what would happen if they moved the thing 20 miles, lifted all sorts of wires out of the way, and then came upon a bridge that they had mis-measured or forgotten about. Whoops. I guess they would have to turn around and find another route!
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The problem is that something that long with that many tires doesn't turn around very well at all. Certainly not on something narrower than an 8 lane road!
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I watched a B-52 moved to the Air Force Academy.
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I saw the Orangeville station (CPR witch's hat) being moved. Instead of lifting the powerlines, they laid them all down on the road...!
They also had one very steep hill to negotiate - twice. Once downwards on Townline Road, and then back up, one block over, on Broadway to get the station to its final stop. It is now a restaurant (or was last time I checked - the web is not very informative on the fate of this establishment).
Ironically, the old restaurant associated with the station was left in place, used as a bunkhouse and then offices. It burned down a couple of years ago and was replaced with a modern interpretation of the witch's hat:
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