Division Selection List Recent Projects Using 800 ton Hydraulic Gantry Project: Dundas St. Bridge: Phase 1 Girder Installation Location: Oakville, Ontario Contact: Dan Eisses The Dundas St. Bridge consists of five - 200ft. spans approximately 150ft. above 16 Mile Creek. Because of the unique geometry of the new bridge, Western identified an innovative opportunity to cost effectively install the required 35 girders which weighed as much as 200ton. The gantry system used to install the girders was supported by the existing bridge and a temporary steel truss. Show photo gallery for this project View equipment used Project: Frontier Reactor Heavy Lift Location: Oakville, On Contact: Larry Eisses Hooper Welding Enterprises is a recognized leader in the design and manufacturing of pressure vessels and alloy fabrication. At Hooper’s main facility in Oakville, Ontario a 1.4 million pound reactor was fabricated for and oil refinery in El Dorado, Kansas. Logistically, moving a reactor approximately 130’-0” long 14’-8” diameter and 1.4 million pounds requires specialized equipment including a 20 axle double wide transporter (320 tires), Western’s specialized lifting devices and a specialized 36 axle Schnabel railcar. Western was in charge of all lifting and trans-loading of this reactor prior to the 20 day railway journey to the oil refinery in Kansas, as well as the assembly of the Schnabel railcar. This load is the single heaviest ever moved on the CN railway network. Photos by H.B. Photo Services Show photo gallery for this project View equipment used Project: Goreway Generating Station Location: Brampton, Ontario Contact: Dan Eisses Goreway Station is a natural gas powered electrical generating facility with a power output of 874MW in Brampton, Ontario. Essential to the power production, a 356 ton steam generator and a 136 ton steam turbine are housed more than sixty-five feet above ground. Posed with installing these two large components, Western developed a lifting apparatus using strand jack technology and gantry jacks. Since the Goreway Station project, Western has used similar rigging arrangements for many electrical generating facilities across Ontario. 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: Hwy 407 over Rouge and Little Rouge River Bridge Location: Markham, Ontario Contact: Dan Eisses Installation of CPCI 2300 girders over the Rouge River and Little Rouge River Bridges for the widening of Hwy 407. 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 800 ton Hydraulic Gantry
The Dundas St. Bridge consists of five - 200ft. spans approximately 150ft. above 16 Mile Creek. Because of the unique geometry of the new bridge, Western identified an innovative opportunity to cost effectively install the required 35 girders which weighed as much as 200ton. The gantry system used to install the girders was supported by the existing bridge and a temporary steel truss.
Hooper Welding Enterprises is a recognized leader in the design and manufacturing of pressure vessels and alloy fabrication. At Hooper’s main facility in Oakville, Ontario a 1.4 million pound reactor was fabricated for and oil refinery in El Dorado, Kansas. Logistically, moving a reactor approximately 130’-0” long 14’-8” diameter and 1.4 million pounds requires specialized equipment including a 20 axle double wide transporter (320 tires), Western’s specialized lifting devices and a specialized 36 axle Schnabel railcar. Western was in charge of all lifting and trans-loading of this reactor prior to the 20 day railway journey to the oil refinery in Kansas, as well as the assembly of the Schnabel railcar. This load is the single heaviest ever moved on the CN railway network. Photos by H.B. Photo Services
Goreway Station is a natural gas powered electrical generating facility with a power output of 874MW in Brampton, Ontario. Essential to the power production, a 356 ton steam generator and a 136 ton steam turbine are housed more than sixty-five feet above ground. Posed with installing these two large components, Western developed a lifting apparatus using strand jack technology and gantry jacks. Since the Goreway Station project, Western has used similar rigging arrangements for many electrical generating facilities across Ontario.
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.
Installation of CPCI 2300 girders over the Rouge River and Little Rouge River Bridges for the widening of Hwy 407.
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
