Expert Movers of Coaches

robertmacdowell · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 5:56 pm

Moving passenger coaches by highway seems to be a vexing problem. This thread is for people to post recommendations of experts and companies who are good at that sort of thing.
Who can you recommend?

Dave · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 6:22 pm

I've heard the names Silk Road and Mike Vincenzo offered as true experts in the business. I've managed the moves I've been responsible for with a combination of local riggers and commercial independent truckers found viia grapevine and network.

dave

Alan Maples · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 8:11 pm

In the eastern half of the country, Daily Express out of Carlisle, PA, is well known for moving railroad equipment. I believe they have handled almost all the cars trucked into Durbin, WV, for the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad. Note that they are principally a trucking company - you still need to arrange riggers and cranes at origin and destination.

Alan Maples

Scott Kwiatkowski · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 8:14 pm

W. J. Casey for the cranes & rigging, Branchburg, NJ.

Daily Express for the trailer, Carlisle, PA

Check out this thread.

http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29196&start=30

Scott

Gary Gray · **Posted:** Wed May 23, 2012 8:45 pm

Will Harris of North Fork, Inc. out of Goshen Va. has handled a lot of railroad equipment moves in this area including passenger cars, the "Lost Engines of Roanoke" and most recently New Hope Valley #17 to Roanoke & back from Bonsal, NC. He is a railfan, a member of the Roanoke Chapter NRHS, and a Board member at VMT. (and also one heck of a nice guy)

sbhunterca · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 7:58 am **Posts:** 728

At RMEO, we've moved plenty of rolling stock by road. I've posted this link here previously and I apologize for that, but it's useful to get lots of info into a thread like this:

http://public.fotki.com/elliottd/sfrmeo/sfrmeo8/

http://public.fotki.com/elliottd/sfrmeo/sfrmeo-album-3/

http://public.fotki.com/elliottd/sfrmeo/snowplow-cnr-55400/

We're in Smiths Falls, Ontario, so our list of preferred contractors won't help. However, I'll mention them so someone closer may benefit:

GC Hudson Supply, float service, Brockville, Ontario
Dorval Transport, Dorval, Quebec (may be out of business??)
Anderson Haulage, Toronto, Ontario
Dulepka Crane, Ottawa, Ontario
Regional Crane, Ottawa, Ontario
MacGregor Crane, Cornwall, Ontario
Drummond Brothers house movers, Almonte, Ontario
CDS House Movers, Stittsville, Ontario

We're preparing to move the CPR's 100' turntable across town... more about that when the move takes place. Our target date is October.

Steve Hunter

mincy21 · **Joined:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:25 am **Posts:** 125

Ozark Rail Logistics (http://www.ozarkraillogistics.com) is also a good resource with a lot of experience.

RSwinnerton · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:32 pm **Posts:** 198

I can recommend Silk Road, Daily Express and J Supor & Sons. All three excellent companies to deal with, especially Daily.

Kelly Anderson · **Joined:** Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:52 am **Posts:** 2477

freewheelin_freddie · **Joined:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:32 pm **Posts:** 29

We also used Mike Venizia and Daily Motor Freight for our move 6 years ago. It worked out well. Don't cut corners to save a few bucks as it will come back and bite you. These guys knew the ropes and how to get the permitting, cranes, car loaded and blocked and secured for the move. These guys are the professionals.

Evan · **Posted:** Fri May 25, 2012 11:59 am

Silk Road did the most recent trolley car move here. Pictures of the loading of the trolley: http://www.tmny.org/main.php?p=tmny0250