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Here's a small zoomed out shot from across the SP bridge that shows the sunken pier between the two end sections of this plate girder structure.
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I can just see it in a storm where you get mud and an angry river hitting the thing.
Obviously this isn't UP's bridge anymore because if it was it might get fixed.
I've seen some pretty rough areas of track in the past around here that eventually got fixed after about two years of hoping the train going at full track speed wouldn't end up thinking it was Superman
Trust me.. You don't want to see a row of chemical cans acting like Superman
Obviously this isn't UP's bridge anymore because if it was it might get fixed.
I've seen some pretty rough areas of track in the past around here that eventually got fixed after about two years of hoping the train going at full track speed wouldn't end up thinking it was Superman
Trust me.. You don't want to see a row of chemical cans acting like Superman
Well, not being a structural engineer my opinion doesn't hold much water.
However it doesn't look good visually.
As for complications, I'd expect they would have to force-pump a stabilizing material under the weak pier and the bridge bearing between the bridge pier and the bridge itself would have to have shims added to compensate for the subsidence.
However it doesn't look good visually.
As for complications, I'd expect they would have to force-pump a stabilizing material under the weak pier and the bridge bearing between the bridge pier and the bridge itself would have to have shims added to compensate for the subsidence.
Yah, I bet they run less than 10mph, or I would hope they do.
Thankfully none of their equipment is too heavy, the heaviest being their SD-9 or the Krauss Maffei ML4000.
I will note this bridge made two VERY heavy thunks as I walked across the last two sections. These were not merely the ties moving, they were deep, startling sounds that rather spooked me. I suppose it could have been due to natural heat expansion and my weight added just that final tie movement to make the structure make noise.
Thankfully none of their equipment is too heavy, the heaviest being their SD-9 or the Krauss Maffei ML4000.
I will note this bridge made two VERY heavy thunks as I walked across the last two sections. These were not merely the ties moving, they were deep, startling sounds that rather spooked me. I suppose it could have been due to natural heat expansion and my weight added just that final tie movement to make the structure make noise.
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