Brand New Locomotive Dropped On Delivery

[x635 4,066]

Brand new locomotive being offloaded from a ship. A 3 million dollar oops.

[x129K 1,393]

"Just drop it off".....................you're doing it wrong!

[JetPhoto 626]

I told them to replace that strap!

[JackEMT 77]

Wow. Talk about a bad day at work.

[mvfire8989 22]

Not sure that one will buff out.

[SageVigiles 1,194]

Get Allstate and be better protected from Mayhem like this...

[HubEng21 14]

Think the guy in the orange hard hat kept running towards home?

[Jybehofd 85]

that sucks for the ship's crew it was there crane.

[IzzyEng4 427]

That is why you need more than two lifting points just for that! All I can say is wow!!! I wonder how the damage is to the dock structure with all that weight coming down?

[TRUCK6018 50]

Just sell it to Metro North. Even in it's current condition it will likely run better than the BL20's on a good day.

[PEMO3 523]

"Always wanted to move a loco motive machine."

[Westfield12 65]

D'oh!

[efdny2003 16]

"Umm, he did it." That had to be a very long meeting in the office trying to explain that one.

[tommyguy 104]

I think you can actually see the frame break.

[MoFire390 118]

Would hate to the one on the end of that phone line when the yard master gets told.

[M' Ave 1,466]

that sucks for the ship's crew it was there crane.

...and you are correct. Until that locomotive is on the ground and it is being hoisted by ship's gear, its on the shipping company. Purchaser will refuse payment to G.E. and G.E. will sue the shipper.

That is why you need more than two lifting points just for that! All I can say is wow!!! I wonder how the damage is to the dock structure with all that weight coming down?

You might imagine....but in fact, most locomotives only have two lifting points and they're actually marked on the frame, or on the body in the area of the frame where it should be lifted.