RAILROAD MUSEUM OF LI 
ACQUIRES A 62.5 TON RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE  TURNTABLE.

Much-anticipated, the arrival of the 86' locomotive turntable from the Arcade and Attica Railroad is about to become a reality.  The Railroad Museum of Long Island (RMLI) will see the 425 mile trip end at dawn on April 5, two days after it departs from upstate Arcade, New York is here.  

Transporting this 62.5 ton bridge of steel was no small feat.  The turntable measures more than 15' wide, 86' long and over 9' high.  Because of this, special rigging and lifting equipment has to be employed.  Winter's Rigging of North Collins, NY will use two specially designed tracked vehicles with side arms to pick up the turntable bridge and place it on the specialized trailer.  J. Supor and Son of Harrison, NJ, making use of specialized truck and trailer equipment utilized upwards of 19 axles to distribute the turntable weight, will move it to Riverhead.  Upon its arrival in Riverhead, the Nu-Way Crane Service, of Copiague, NY will lift the turntable bridge from the trailer using a 125-ton crane and gently set it down on wood blocks for restoration.

Weather and any other unanticipated delays notwithstanding a crane will lift the turntable and place it into position at the Riverhead museum site. 

The Railroad Museum of Long Island (the Museum), was founded in 1990. The Museum is chartered by the Board of Regents of the State of New York, and is an IRS 501(c)3 non profit organization. The Museum is run by a Board of Trustees made up of members throughout Long Island. The goal of the Museum is to preserve and display Long Island's railroad heritage. All of the work of the Museum is done by volunteers. The Museum operates two locations; Greenport, NY on Fourth Street at the tracks and Riverhead, NY on Griffing Avenue north of the tracks.

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