On The Road Again: Giant Equipment Makes Final Leg Of Trip

October 26, 2015

A giant piece of equipment being moved from the port of Pensacola to the Georgia Pacific Mill in Brewton was on the road again Sunday night, reaching its final destination about 1:45 Monday morning.

The generator turbine was parked all weekend in Century, having made the slow, methodical trek from the Port of Pensacola over several nights. It had been parked about 5:30 Friday morning, with state officials not allowing it to move during the weekend.

As the trailer passed through Escambia County, FL, a small number of people lost electrical power as lines were moved out of the way. It was estimated that some 400 or more obstructions were moved, including up to 100 power, cable and phone lines in Century.

Electrical power was cut for much of Flomaton late Sunday night as the equipment crossed into Alabama from Century because of electrical lines that had to be removed or pulled up and out of the way. Along the route in Flomaton, numerous residents gathered along Sidney Manning Boulevard to watch the turbine pass on a trailer that is 18-feet wide, almost 25-feet tall and 173.5-feet long. Some posed for selfies or took photos of their kids with the giant turbine in the background.

For additional photos from the turbine’s trip through Century early Friday morning, click here.

A second large trailer with a generator was to make the same trip from the Port of Pensacola to Brewton. Local media was not notified of the generator’s movement or transportation plans, but it was reported to be parked at the former Winn Dixie in Cantonment over the weekend.

Pictured: A giant generator turbine passes through Flomaton late Sunday night, seen at Highway 31 and Highway 29 (top) and at Highway 29 and Poplar Street (below). Photos by Katie Fowler for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “On The Road Again: Giant Equipment Makes Final Leg Of Trip”

  1. trump on October 26th, 2015 2:16 pm

    Definitely to big to move by train. Power lines can be taken down and put back up, bridges that trains sometimes run underneath cannot. Also with the width multi-track sections would have to be cleared to allow the transport train to come thru. Besides it’s not like they make these kind of moves once a week, logistically transport by road is the best bet.

  2. Someone who knows on October 26th, 2015 9:29 am

    The turbine arrived at the GP Mill in Brewton at 1;40 am last night.

  3. Chris on October 26th, 2015 9:24 am

    ^^ Was just talking about this the other day…someone pointed out it probably wouldn’t clear some of the overpasses that the trains would go under…also probably why they couldn’t take the interstate…at least the power lines are moveable…

  4. Brandy on October 26th, 2015 8:21 am

    hi William! Was wondering, is this to big for a train? Just curious as to why this was moved using our roadways!! Seems like a very inconvenient method of transport for all involved & all affected by the temp outages! Thanks

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