[Scan-DC] Coors brew tank move

[Michael Rumberg]

here is a good article on the first test of the move.  what you are hearing now is the second phase of moving the rest of the 165ft long 33 ton beer cans!

ain't America great!?

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/032006/03062006/173140


>From: RICHARD ROWLAND <richrowl at worldnet.att.net>
>Date: Wed Mar 08 10:29:20 CST 2006
>To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Scan-DC] Coors brew tank move

>Left King George County at 11:13pm and arrived Ruckersville (Rt 29 @ Rt 33) 
>6:30am.
>Taking seven and a half hours to go approximately 60 miles and still on the 
>move. Two trailer
>transporters each hauling a 33 ton brew tank to the Coors brewery near 
>Elkton. Should
>arrive at Coors around noon today (Wednesday) The 20 Ft diameter by 70 Ft 
>long tanks
>are being moved with the help and support of wide load signs, pole trucks 
>and two dozen
>or more bucket trucks and boom (mini crane) trucks. It took just under 3 
>hours to manueuver
>thru Fredericksburg on Rt 3 from King George County. Stop lights had to be 
>re-positioned,
>some of the cross arms lifted a few feet higher by crane and some support 
>cables removed
>and tied aside. Continuing on Tuesday and Saturday nights there are 67 more 
>tanks to move,
>possibly in convoys of five at a time. Want to listen in:
>
>154.6650 [csq]  State police escort comms
>154.6950 [csq]  State Police escort comms  (N0 this trip is not a 
>surveillance op)
>462.5625 [67.0] Convoy tactical, bucket and crane trucks (FRS Ch-1)
>464.5500 [67.0] Lead transport trailer crew
>  27.125   [csq] Convoy tactical and second transport trailer crew (CB 
>Ch-14)
>  39.54     [csq]  State Police contact with Madison and Greene Counties 
>(SIRS)
>  47.28    [94.8]  VDOT support
>  47.30    [94.8]  VDOT support
>  45.36   [173.8] Fredericksburg utilities support
>155.925 [131.8] Fredericksburg Police and utilities support
>158.925 [173.8] Fredericksburg Police and utilities support
>155.850 [131.8] Fredericksburg Police and utilities support
>Richard Rowland
>RichRowl at worldnet.att.net 
>
>
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