09.03.2006

Crane closes main line in Seattle

A crawler crane being used on the construction of the Seattle Art Museum's new sculpture park, fell across the main line railway tracks earlier this week..
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The 26 metre crane boom blocked the main line

Nobody was injured in the incident, but the crane's 26 metre lattice boom blocked the main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway line for the morning.

The accident closed the main line for over three hours while the crane was removed. The crane was driving piles at the time it tipped over. Local reports suggest that the soft ground gave way below the crane causing it to topple over.