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Golden Spike Celebrates 149th Anniversary, Track Repair By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
Last summer, park rangers at the Golden Spike National Historic Site in northern Utah noticed that the replica steam locomotives used for demonstration runs were dipping at a certain point on the two miles of park railroad track. A quick investigation revealed the problem. “We pulled up the boards and found the railhead had rusted all the way through in the middle,” said Lucas Hugie, a Golden Spike park ranger who gives presentations on the railroad. “The locomotives weigh 60 tons when loaded. We had to get some of our rails replaced.” That gave observers a great opportunity to consider the perks of contemporary construction versus what the builders of the
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In 1869, only the most basic hand tools were available. Today, workers used machines to drive the spikes and tamper the soil, completing the job in just three days.
Utah’s Rapid Bridge Construction By Brady McCombs ASSOCIATED PRESS
More than 200 bridges in Utah were built with the same rapid construction technique used in the Florida bridge that collapsed last month and killed six people, officials said. Carmen Swanwick, chief structural
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engineer for the Utah Department of Transportation, said the Miami collapse doesn’t sway her confidence in the method or stability of Utah’s bridges, which are inspected once every two years. She said the state will continue to use the technique. The Florida bridge failure has cast a spotlight on the method widely used
Transcontinental Railroad coped with 149 years ago as they labored to complete what has been called the greatest construction achievement of the 19th century. Back then, only the most basic hand tools were available. Today, workers used machines to drive the spikes and tamper the soil, completing the job in just three days. May 10 marks the 149th anniversary of the completion of the railroad at Promontory Summit in the Golden Spike National Historic Site. It was more than six years in the making, beginning on the west coast in 1863 after President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862. The act authorized land grants and the issuance of government bonds to Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads to construct the railroad see RAILROAD page 6
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around the United States to diminish the amount of time roads and intersections have to be closed. “I have no concerns,” Swanwick said. “We believe it improves quality. A lot of times, the component or the More than 200 bridges in Utah were built with the bridge itself is constructed in a more same rapid construction technique used in the Florida controlled environment.” bridge that collapsed last month and killed six people, see BRIDGES page 7
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