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For Starters... |
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Looking West on the former CNJ Main Line, this is how the railroad looked before construction started in the Fall of 2006. You're looking at the bridge over Madison Avenue. Note the 'empty' northern Bay on this bridge-there is a similar Bay on the South side. This route was a 4-track main line and has been downsized to 2 tracks at this location--and there lies the key to the replacement plan. |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 1:02:45 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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The South Fascia |
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This is the South side of the westernmost bridge to be replaced - MP 23.51 Liberty Street. |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 1:14:36 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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The Original Logo |
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The original CNJ logo, circa 1950, on the Liberty Street bridge (the Westernmost to be replaced under the current project). Bad lighting, but worth it for the logo! |
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10/23/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 1:11:47 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Floor Beams |
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Interior bays on all four bridges are due to be replaced. These are floor beams supporting the bridge deck, and they are in turn connected to the through girders which carry the load to the abutments. Everything visible here will be replaced with new steel. |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 1:30:41 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Sidewalk Bents |
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This is the intermediate column assembly that supports the girders of the main span. Everything visible here will be repaired or replaced and be as strong as it was when brand new, 100 years ago. |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 1:54:38 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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The First Track Swing |
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The first "track swing" is in place. "Track Swing" is a term used by the railroad when an existing track is re-routed to allow maintenence on the existing roadbed or structure. Here, Track 2 (the Southernmost track) has been 'swung' to Bay 4, which was empty after the railroad downsized in the 1970's. Bay 4 is hosting trains again for the first time in more than 40 years as part of the construction. |
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3/11/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 2:17:31 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Bays 1 & 2 |
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The Northernmost Bays, #1 and #2, are both ready for work to begin. After the track swing to the South, #1 track is in Bay #3, and #2 Track is in Bay #4. Note the temporarily relocated C&S cables on the North Girder to allow for removal of Bay 1, as well as the clean-cut in what was Track #1! |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 2:42:49 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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NJ TRANSIT Train 5419 passes the work site |
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NJ TRANSIT train 5419 comes West on the former CNJ Main Line through the Eastern track swing on Track #1. Note the 'sectional' track removed over each bridge and stacked on the former Track #1 for work to begin. Trees are being cut back to allow for adequate clearance during construction. Note Plainfield Station in the distance. It would make for an interesting model railroad scene! |
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6/7/2007 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 3:10:25 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Track Swing Overview |
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NJ TRANSIT train X545 moves West on Track 1 through the swings in the distance, and in the foreground, progress is evident. In Bay #2, visible counting from right to left (North to South), the former Track #1 has been removed, and stacked atop itself to allow for the bridge work to begin. |
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3/11/2009 Upload Date: 6/7/2007 2:40:53 PM |
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South Approach Overview |
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The bridge over Madison Avenue, MP 23.28, is closed to vehicular traffic as work continues. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:08:02 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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That Great Old Logo... |
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The classic lines of the CNJ logo reflect the history of the line on the South girder. The logo will be traced and replicated on the new bridge once it is painted. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:08:59 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Can't Forget the Utilities! |
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Most railroad bridges in America now also carry various utility lines in additon to the tracks. On these bridges, there are the railroad communications and signal code lines, as well as fiber-optic cables and empty spare ducts. All of these must be temporarily relocated to a free-standing structure during replacement. In this case, it's a steel beam designed to support the weight of the cables, visible to the left of the girder G1. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:13:23 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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| Title: |
Naked Steel |
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The northernmost bays, #1 and #2, are now stripped of all ballast and debris to allow the ironworkers to cut the bridge apart and remove girders #1 and #2 (both visible, from left to right). The floor systems will also be removed. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:11:14 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Bay 1... |
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An overview, looking East, of the Madison Avenue bridge after clearing Bays #1 and #2. Note the Plainfield Station in the distance. Orange safety fence is to protect workers from passing trains and deliniate the work area. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:14:28 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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| Title: |
100 Years of Use |
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100 years of hard-core, heavy-duty mainline use leaves G2 looking like this. Think of the millions of tons of anthracite coal, Pennsylvania lumber, New Jersey produce and manufactured goods, and the millions of commuters, travelers, and hopeful immigrants that have passed over this structure. It's a metaphor of American history. She's lived a good life, and now it's time for the new structure to take its place. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:15:19 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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A tired G1 |
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The original G1, the Northermost girder, after clearing, and awaiting restoration. State Historical requirements dictate that the railroad restore the exterior girders (G1 & G5) so this girder will be removed, rebuilt, and reinstalled to carry the next century of New Jersey Travelers. Note the triangular knee braces. These are structural elements that keep the girders in perfect vertical alignment so that they attain their greatest strength. |
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8/2/2007 Upload Date: 8/2/2007 3:17:03 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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| Title: |
Pile Driving! |
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In order to retain active train traffic adjacent to the bays of the bridge where abutment rehabilitation is needed, sheeting must be driven. This is accomplished using 30-foot long, 14-inch deep, 1-1/2 ton steel beams, and 1-inch-thick steel plates between the beams. The crane is attached to a vibratory hammer--a 3500-pound vibrating weight that literally shakes the pile into the ground. |
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9/6/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:46:03 PM |
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Setting the first pile |
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Workers prepare to drive the first pile using a jig to keep the 1-1/2-ton steel beam vertical during the driving process. |
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9/6/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:47:23 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Down it Goes! |
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The 3500-pound vibratory hammer works like a charm, and 30 feet of pile disappears into the railroad bed, just about as fast as a chainsaw cuts a tree trunk. Amazing! |
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9/6/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:48:03 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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This ain't work for no desk jockey... |
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Workers adjust the second pile into the jig to keep it vertical during driving. Note the first pile, fully driven to the left of this one; note also the pointed end, cut to allow for faster driving. |
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9/6/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:48:56 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Next is number 3... |
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The 3rd and final pile for this location is moved into position. Steel plates will follow, and will also be vibrated into the ground between the piles to create a temporary wall, allowing trains to use Track 1 (extreme foreground) during future excavation of the soils behind the abutment. |
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9/6/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 1:49:41 PM |
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A detail of the solider pile wall... |
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The temporary solider pile wall is evident as is its duty in supporting Track 1, behind the fence, and protecting train traffic from the excavation of the soils for replacement of the backwall in Bay 2. |
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10/10/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:30:35 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Excavation... |
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The soils behind the abutment have been removed to allow repairs to the backwall. The backwall (visible in the extreme bottom center of the photo) is located on top of the abutment and protects the end of the bridge from ballast and soil erosion. Note fully installed piles and steel lagging to maintain the existing track structure for Track 1. |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:05:42 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Floor Beam Removal |
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Floor beams are being cut out of Bays 1 & 2, with sections lifted out by crane. This is in preparation for the big lift - removal of the main girders G1 (to be rehabilitated) and G2 (to be scrapped and replaced). Columns have been sandblasted, the lead paint abated, and are ready for their own repair work. |
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9/13/2006 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:33:35 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Can't run a train there anymore... |
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The floor system in Bay 2 has been completely removed, and workers cut floorbeam and ballast plate steel to finish up Bay 1. |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:55:56 PM |
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Almost ready for a lift... |
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Workers cut the final few floorbeams supporting this section of Bay 1... |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:49:54 PM |
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Away she goes! |
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The crane operator, with a move of his hand, lifts away a 2-ton section of the floor system in Bay 1. |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:56:34 PM |
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Straight Through! |
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Bays 1 & 2 are ready for the main girder removal now that the floor systems have been removed. |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:57:30 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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All stacked up |
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Floor sections are stacked on a flatbed trailor and taken to a scrapyard for sale. For the last 100 years, this steel supported thousands and thousands of trains. For the next 100 years...another bridge? A locomotive? A ship? A can of beans? |
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9/13/2007 Upload Date: 9/13/2007 2:57:58 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Rivet Removal |
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Before bolts, steel fabricators and erectors used rivets to build structural steel members. In order to remove and refurbish G1 and its sidewalk girders, they must be separated--and the first step in that separation is to remove all 24 rivets (12 on each side of the girder) that hold the sidewalk girders to the main girder. The girder is white after lead abatement and priming ahead of shipment to the steel shop for repairs. |
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9/14/2007 Upload Date: 9/17/2007 2:49:46 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Cutting away |
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Molten steel bits fly from the cut line while a worker uses an oxy-acetylene torch to clear the connection between the main girder, to the left, and the sidewalk girder, to the right. |
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9/14/2007 Upload Date: 9/17/2007 2:50:44 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Success! |
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After hours of preparation, the first girder is removed from Madison Avenue in Plainfield. The crane operator will carefully place the girder on the waiting flatbed truck in the background. |
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9/14/2007 Upload Date: 9/17/2007 2:52:15 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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And G1 finally moves! |
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Though the work began at 7 a.m., it is already 3 p.m. as the 100-ton crane finally lifts G1 into the clear. It too will be shipped to a steel fabricator for refurbishing. |
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9/14/2007 Upload Date: 9/17/2007 2:53:16 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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New Column Tops |
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Newly fabricated column extensions have been delivered primed and pre-assembled from the steel fabricator. These will be bolted in place atop the repaired columns, effectively raising the finished height of the structure by approximately 2 feet. This reduces the risk of tall vehicles hitting the bridge when passing beneath, and also allows for less ballast weight on the bridge as less ballast is required between the bridge itself and the track. |
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11/5/2007 Upload Date: 12/7/2007 10:53:01 AM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Extended Column |
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This column at Central Avenue has been extended with a new top. Note the 'button head' bolts to give the appearance of the old rivet heads, along with a new top flange angle on the beam, and the new curved piece atop the beam (lovingly dubbed 'pork chops' by the workers). |
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11/5/2007 Upload Date: 12/7/2007 10:53:30 AM |
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Abutment Work |
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The top course of abutment stone is being removed and stored so that the wingwalls can have a level added to them. The gap here will be the location for a concrete pour that will function as a new bearing area for the girders. The concrete will be formed using a special casting liner designed for this job that creates the look of the old stones. The grey concrete, once cured, will be stained and sealed to match the stone around it. |
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11/5/2007 Upload Date: 12/7/2007 10:54:19 AM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Nice Clean Brownstones |
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After a thorough cleaning, the original color of the abutment stones comes through. All the remaining stones will also be cleaned, and the new concrete faux stone will be stained to match the original for a seamless appearance. |
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11/5/2007 Upload Date: 12/7/2007 10:54:51 AM |
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Rebar |
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Once the first course of stones is removed on the abutment and the backwall is demolished, galvanized reinforcing studs are drilled and grouted 12 inches into the remaining walls. These steel rods will be the anchors for the reinforcing bar cage that will eventually be in the new concrete abutment top. The florescent caps are to prevent people from injuring themselves if they were to slip and fall on the exposed rebar ends. |
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12/31/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 8:36:27 AM |
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Form Liner |
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A custom-made resin casting of the face of the original stones is installed against the forms so that the new concrete, when it is poured, will resemble the stones. |
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12/31/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 8:41:03 AM |
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Abutment Pour |
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The contractor has poured the new top portion of the abutment and removed the formwork, revealing the look and texture of the new concrete 'stones' at New Street. This concrete will be architecturally stained to match the surrounding stones after all pours are complete. The remaining rebar will be used to reinforce the final pour for the backwall. |
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12/31/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 8:42:33 AM |
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New Abutment Details... |
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Green spray paint highlights the centerlines of the bearing castings and new girders to be installed shortly atop the new abutment pour. Note how at the bearing locations the pour was adjusted to simulate protruding 'bearing stones'. |
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12/31/2007 Upload Date: 1/2/2008 8:42:00 AM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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5438 Approaches |
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NJ TRANSIT train 5438 approaches from the West on Track 2 as viewed from the track swing at the west end of the work site. Concrete ties in the foreground are laid for the permanent structure of Track 1 upon completion of work. |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:51:49 PM |
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Track Gang |
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An American Model 830 crane works on the out-of-service #1 Track to build the structure for what will become Track 1 at the end of the project. |
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1/16/2008 Upload Date: 8/6/2008 3:17:32 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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New Street Floor Panels |
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The contractor decided to approach steel erection using prefabricated panels as opposed to individual floorbeams. Here, one of the final panels for Bay 1 is being guided into place by the ironworkers. |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:55:29 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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NJ TRANSIT Track Department Cranes |
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NJ TRANSIT cranes working to remove the old Track 1 to make way for new concrete ties to eventually become final Track 1 after the bridge work is complete. |
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1/16/2008 Upload Date: 8/6/2008 3:16:02 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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"Gentle there! Down we go!" |
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The ironworkers are close to completing the installation of the floor beam panels on New Street Bay 1. |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:55:11 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Damp-Proofing |
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Thick, black tar is used for damp-proofing the back of the newly-poured concrete backwalls. It is applied ahead of the 'lifts' of backfill used to bring the roadbed back to grade after completion of the backwalls. Lifts are one-foot deep dumps of backfill material, compacted using a mechanical compactor ahead of the next lift (marked by the orange lines on the backwall). |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:55:59 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Waterproofing & Ballast Mat |
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A photographic study in contrast, the blue waterproofing (bottom) is sprayed on as a 2-part liquid primer/finisher and once cured is a thick, tough skin protecting the steel beneath. To protect the new waterproofing from the ballast, a tough rubberized mat (top) is laid atop the cured waterproofing before the bridge is covered with ballast. |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:56:35 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Central Ave...Ready for Ballast! |
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Central Ave Bay 1 is finally ready for ballast as workers put the finishing touches on the ballast mat. Note how it is tucked into the steel caps on each girder. To the left is refurbished girder #1, to the right is new Girder #2. Pretty similar, right? And-no worries-that the paint will be touched up as needed before work is complete. |
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2/28/2008 Upload Date: 2/28/2008 3:57:01 PM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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Floor Beams - Nice and New! |
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Liberty Street looks a lot better now--the brand-new floor system is in place atop refurbished columns. The girder to the left is original, the one to the right is new...can you tell the difference? |
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7/18/2008 Upload Date: 7/18/2008 11:45:43 AM |
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Plainfield, NJ |
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