Generator Move at Manchester NH

Not sure if this is the right place for this, as I don't know which Railroad will be transporting it...

NH DOT Reports through their Facebook page:

"Some traffic backups on I-93 northbound this afternoon as a large supermove of a generator made its way north from Massachusetts to the Manchester area where it was going to be loaded onto a rail car."

72-Wheel Trailier



If it is being trucked to Manchester and going by Rail - where to?

Nice catch. Interesting head scratcher to say the least.

Yes - would they truck all the way to Manchester just to rail it back to Nashua or somewhere south? I cannot find anything on line

Possibility that there is no suitable location in Nashua where that heavyweight
trailer and load could drive right to the rail side. A frozen or muddy rail yard
sure would not cut the mustard.

It came in by rail, and was loaded onto the truck.

That seems to contradict the OP's Facebook quote. So, which is it?

flyingfox10 wrote:It came in by rail, and was loaded onto the truck.

I agree that makes more sense, but why did the DOT say otherwise? Maybe they messed up

it arrived in manchester by rail, and was driven via the self-propelled "trailer" to a location in londonderry, near scobie pond substation. a transformer, not a generator, it is over 500k lbs, built in south korea.

Would've been easier if the M&L were in service. Just kidding.