Division Selection List Recent Projects Using 200 Ton Hydraulic Crawlers Project: CN Railway Bridge Location: Port Credit, Ontario Contact: Larry Eisses/Mark Carney For the GO Transit’s Lakeshore West corridor (West Toronto, Ontario) track time has become more precious than ever as it handles more than 60,000 commuters every working day. With increasing ridership, GO transit added a third track to the corridor. A potential bottleneck to the expansion was the Credit River Bridge, but Western was able to meet that challenge. The method of installation Western proposed to CN and GO Transit provided a safer and more-cost-effective alternative to the more common practice of assembling the bridge over open water; Western made it possible to assemble the bridge safely, a few feet from the ground. The bridge was hydraulically driven onto four railcars and shunted onto the existing bridge. The 330 Ton bridge was then driven under strand jacks and lowered into place. The installation took five hours as the next train needed to use the track, making the first run of passengers for the day. Using this unique lifting method, a safe solution to installing the bridge was made in a tight window of time without any interruptions to the commuter service. Photos by: H.B. Photo & Western Show photo gallery for this project View equipment used Project: Halton Hills Generating Station Location: Halton Hills, Ontario Contact: Dan Eisses Halton Hills Generating Station is a facility with the capacity to generate power to approximately 600,000 homes. TransCanada has been awarded the contract to own and operate the 683 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario. Using state-of-the-art low emissions technology and meeting high environmental standards, Halton Hills Generating Station is built to fulfill the Ontario Power Authority’s request for clean power generation. Western was awarded the heavy lift package for the entire Halton Hills project including transformers, combustion turbine and generator, HRSG modules, HP steam drums, HP and IP turbine, generator rotor and stator. Show photo gallery for this project View equipment used Project: Locomotive 6167 Relocation Location: Guelph, Ontario Contact: Rob Doucet CN locomotive 6167 was built in 1940 and used to move goods, products and people from Ontario to the East-coast ports during World War II, eventually logging 2 million kilometres of service. Being one of the most photographed locomotives in North America, the locomotive was retired at the Guelph Bus Terminal in 1959. Western was hired to relocate the 403,000 lbs locomotive and 280,000 lbs tender to facilitate a new downtown transit terminal. Photos by: H.B. Photo Show photo gallery for this project View equipment used
Recent Projects Using 200 Ton Hydraulic Crawlers
For the GO Transit’s Lakeshore West corridor (West Toronto, Ontario) track time has become more precious than ever as it handles more than 60,000 commuters every working day. With increasing ridership, GO transit added a third track to the corridor. A potential bottleneck to the expansion was the Credit River Bridge, but Western was able to meet that challenge. The method of installation Western proposed to CN and GO Transit provided a safer and more-cost-effective alternative to the more common practice of assembling the bridge over open water; Western made it possible to assemble the bridge safely, a few feet from the ground. The bridge was hydraulically driven onto four railcars and shunted onto the existing bridge. The 330 Ton bridge was then driven under strand jacks and lowered into place. The installation took five hours as the next train needed to use the track, making the first run of passengers for the day. Using this unique lifting method, a safe solution to installing the bridge was made in a tight window of time without any interruptions to the commuter service. Photos by: H.B. Photo & Western
Halton Hills Generating Station is a facility with the capacity to generate power to approximately 600,000 homes. TransCanada has been awarded the contract to own and operate the 683 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario. Using state-of-the-art low emissions technology and meeting high environmental standards, Halton Hills Generating Station is built to fulfill the Ontario Power Authority’s request for clean power generation. Western was awarded the heavy lift package for the entire Halton Hills project including transformers, combustion turbine and generator, HRSG modules, HP steam drums, HP and IP turbine, generator rotor and stator.
CN locomotive 6167 was built in 1940 and used to move goods, products and people from Ontario to the East-coast ports during World War II, eventually logging 2 million kilometres of service. Being one of the most photographed locomotives in North America, the locomotive was retired at the Guelph Bus Terminal in 1959. Western was hired to relocate the 403,000 lbs locomotive and 280,000 lbs tender to facilitate a new downtown transit terminal. Photos by: H.B. Photo
