Bridges Monthly Update #12

15 December, 2007

 

ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR BRIDGE CREWS ON BOTH RAILROADS!

 

The two properties had nearly $5 million in bridge work scheduled for the 2007 season.  Much of this work was scheduled in conjunction with the “west end” project, but a significant amount of major repairs were made across both properties.  A summary of the major projects is listed below.

 

 

·        Bridge 1845 at MP 610 on the DM&E’s PRC Subdivision has received a complete rebuild and was completed in the 2nd quarter.  E- 80 crews with Monty Unseth and Mel Hershberger were the foreman for the two crews that completed the work on this project.  Monty is the crew that specializes in the wood parts of the bridge and Mel’s crew specializes in steel structures, including the pile driving.

 

·        Mel’s E-80 crew went to the bridge # H308 on the Black Hills sub near MP 150 and completely rebuilt that structure.  This project was started in early June and was completed in early August and also involved driving all new pile for the entire structure.

 

·        Mel’s crew then worked on bridge H313 in Belle Fourche over the Belle Fourche River.  This was a complete rebuild and completely dominated this crew’s schedule for the rest of the year.  This bridge was completed early in the 2nd quarter.

 

·        Bridge H-367 near Colony, Wyoming was completely filled and 8’ pipes installed to replace it in the 2nd quarter of 2007.

 

·        Bridge R-64 near MP 9 on the IC&E’s Mason City Subdivision was scheduled to start replacement in late 2007.

 

·        Local track and bridge crews completed the re-decking and rail replacement on the Truman Bridge north of Kansas City in the late 1st quarter and early 2nd quarter of 2007.

 

·        Late floods in eastern Minnesota on the DM&E resulted in the need to replace several bridges east of Rochester.  This work was accomplished by Lunda, E-80 and Ames Construction Companies with assistance from Reilly Construction.