
A semi truck was used to remove damaged railroad cars from a crash site on Wednesday, following the massive train derail in Washington earlier this week.
On December 18th, an Amtrak train carrying passengers took a curve too fast, causing the train to derail and fall onto Interstate 5, killing three people and injuring dozens more.
Then on Wednesday, December 20th, officials turned to the trucking industry to help them clear the wreckage. The 270,000-pound locomotive was removed from the scene of the crash in DuPont, Washington by an Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions semi truck specially fitted for the job, along with several escort vehicles.
“Oxbo is proud to be trusted to get the job done in these difficult circumstances,” wrote Oxbo’s Chief Executive Officer, Keith Settle, on Facebook.
“Oxbo got the call Monday morning and our amazing crew engineered, fabricated and modified our existing trailer to fit the length and weight of the train. The crew worked 60 hours straight and got by with 1 or 2 hour naps in their trucks at the site,” he continued.
“The locomotive weighed 270,000 pounds – the overall permitted load with trucks and trailers combined was 585,000 pounds. The overall length of the trailer was 278’6” which was needed to legally haul the load without damaging bridges and other road infrastructure. Amazing work under difficult circumstances.”
The locomotive is now at a secure military base where it will be inspected further by officials investigating the incident.
Check out the video of the massive load below.