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9/9/2011 – We had some big excitement recently when three heavy hauler trucks got lost and ended up here at the end of the Sawbill Trail.

9/9/2011 – We had some big excitement recently when three heavy hauler trucks got lost and ended up here at the end of the Sawbill Trail. They were hauling dormitory units from the oil sands of Manitoba to the oil fields of North Dakota. They had to take to the back roads because they were too tall to fit under the railroad overpasses at Taconite Harbor.
Two of the rigs were too big to turn around here at Sawbill, so they laboriously hooked and unhooked the tractors to gradually work all three of them around the corners. Although it took over three hours, the drivers were very careful and accommodating. They were careful to do no damage and apologized graciously when they were through. The mistake that landed them here was not their mistake, but they handled the situation with great professionalism. – Bill
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Three very large, very lost trucks.
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Inching around the corner.
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Heavy hauling truck vs Sawbill golf cart.
For more details and other news, you can listen to this week’s edition of Cook County West End News from WTIP, North Shore Community Radio.