(Bubble Chamber Truck) at Argonne National Laboratory N. of Lemont, Cook County, IL. The ZGS magnet ready to be moved from Argonne National Laboratory to the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in November 1979. It took 17 days to make the trip with the 107 ton superconducting magnet 18’ diameter & 13’ high. Photos 10-31-79.
Magnet on trailer	Rear of trailer	Close-up of rear axles
Front with semi tractor	Close-up of front axles	Close-up of an axle
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The truck is a custom built Kenworth W900 with a 450hp CAT diesel engine with a Spicer 24-speed compound transmission. It pulls a 15 axle trailer with the magnet.