George Andrews Wrote:
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> INSANE !!! just insane, the carefree attitudes of
> the workers. No hardhats on a few, including one
> guy placing cribbing underneath the locomotive !?!
> Guys hanging off the engine, and the Oshkosh heavy
> haul trucks, while they were moving. Got a flat
> ??? Duals stuck in the soft stuff ??? Locomotive
> tipping to one side ??? NO PROBLEM !!! We gotcha
> covered. We need a passing lane -- just scoop out
> the hillside !!! Those Bigge drivers certainly
> earned their pay on that job. I'd like to buy them
> all a beer !!!
> I wonder what type & size of conniption CAL -
> OSHA would have had, had they been there ???
> Wondering also, why CalTrans said no to using Hwy.
> 101 ??? I do agree though, a barge move might have
> been cheaper, and certainly safer.

And the crane operator did it with no computers and probaly did not even bother to look at the load chart. How did we ever survive....lol