Photos: KW W990 makes delivery of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

Nov 27, 2018

Updated Dec 2, 2018

The Kenworth W990 tractor that hauled the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree cross-country from Oregon made its final stop this weekend in Washington, D.C., to deliver the tree to the U.S. Capitol building.

The tree made a series of stops throughout November along its 2,170-mile trek before its Sunday arrival in D.C.

Here are photos provided by Kenworth of the W990 tractor — KW’s all-new rig — arriving in Washington and the tree being unloaded:

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