A big engine needs a big foundation to support it.  Contractors used this concrete pumping truck to pour the massive concrete foundation for the Snow engine.

In October 2005, the first pour prepared a flat base mat for the foundation.  The base mat is about three feet thick.

Next, with forms in place on top of the base mat, workers poured the foundation pedestal for the engine.

At this point, the foundation forms are full and the anchor bolts for the engine are set in the concrete.

Forms were then removed from the foundation pedestal and more forms placed to complete the box structure that surrounds the pedestal.  Overall, the foundation structure for the engine required 287 yards of concrete.

Most of the parts for the engine were in storage at Knox Station in February 2006.