Building the GE Evolution

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Hauling Heavy Pixels
Here's an interesting account (and photographs) of the manufacture of G.E.'s massive, high-tech "Evolution" locomotives appearing on CNET today:
http://www.cnet.com/news/at-ge-making-the-most-advanced-locomotives-in-history/

Destined for BNSF only today, but soon Union Pacific...
Of interest to me as an IT guy is the use of tablets to coordinate production/ reduce paperwork and to ensure that every worker is working using the very latest design inputs and data.
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Can one read their email while running that factory interface?

Also, I would worry about them slipping offsite, and their working in proximity to heavy objects.
 
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