September 16-19, 2012 Chicago, IL 2012 Annual Conference & Exposition Installation of Multiple Deck-Girder Bridge Spans Utilizing A Rail-Mounted Launching Truss/Gantry Crane on Amtrak’s Empire Line • Paul DelSignore, PE Senior Director Structures, Amtrak • Joshua Kessler Senior Engineer Structures, Amtrak • Paul H. Markelz President, Rcrane
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September 16-19, 2012 Chicago, IL
2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Installation of Multiple Deck-Girder Bridge Spans Utilizing A Rail-Mounted
Launching Truss/Gantry Crane on Amtrak’s Empire Line
• Paul DelSignore, PE Senior Director Structures, Amtrak
Project Location• Stuyvesant, NY• 2 Bridges, 2 Tracks (4-Spans Total)• 17 Miles South of Albany• 126 Miles North of New York City• Along the East Bank of the Hudson River
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Empire Line History
• Empire Line (Hudson Line)– Origins of this line trace back to the Troy
and Greenbush Railroad which was chartered in 1845
– Part of former New York Central’s infamous “Water Level Route” from New York to Chicago
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Present/Future Operations
• 28 trains per day • 2011 Ridership over
1,000,000 Passengers • Future double track
capacity, more trains, and higher speed service
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Present Conditions
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Design
• Encased I-Beam Deck Girder
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Encased I-beam Slab
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Planning & Construction
Joshua Kessler Senior Engineer Structures, Amtrak
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PlanningSafetyQualityCost
Track OutagesMobilizationCoordination
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Construction Schedule
• Week 1: Prep bridges and load flat cars on work train for Track 1 install
• Week 2: Replace Spans Track 1
• Week 3: Prep bridges and load flat cars on work train for Track 2 install
• Week 4: Replace Spans Track 2
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Construction-Staging
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Construction-Staging• Staging area was 16
miles from jobsite
• Industrial track used for staging
• Loaded new slabs with 250 ton crane
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Work Train Staging
• New spans, track panels, and other material placed in proper sequence on the work train.
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Mobilization
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Construction
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2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
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2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
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2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
September 16-19, 2012 Chicago, IL
2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
September 16-19, 2012 Chicago, IL
2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
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2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Construction
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2012 Annual Conference & Exposition
Project Efficiencies- Decreased track occupancy
outages significantly
- No restrictions on adjacent track or adjustments to train schedules