Well, this is great to see. Love this industrial transportation scenario. I'm impressed with the soft operation of that bascule bridge. I wish the one in downtown Chicago was still used.
The Donald C is a neat old boat. I have worked on it as the Nathan S now. Its EMD powered too! It has a pair of 12-567Cs like an old e-unit or a pair of SW1200s
This is a bascule bridge that is supported by and rides on it's quadrants to move or open. As it opens it also moves back away from the water giving more clearance than a pin connected bascule span. Because it rolls to open, it is called a Rolling Scherzer after the designer. The pinions that ride on the racks to power it are at the center of rotation of the quadrants and pinions so there is no vertical load on the pinions.
The Scherzer bridge is a pretty rare design. There's one still operating in Chicago, at Cermak Road and the South Branch, and four in Joliet. There are another four massive double-track Scherzer bridges near Brighton Park Crossing, but those no longer move.
We have one here in Jacksonville FL that's still in use, and opened/closed pretty frequently. It crosses the Ortega River, or McGirts Creek, depending on who you ask...lol. The train crews still call it McGirts Creek for the most part. It's a Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge on the CSX A-line. The one most people see is the big double track Florida East Coast bridge over the St Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. It's a Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge that was built in 1925. It sees a lot of open/close movement due to river traffic + multiple trains to/from FEC Bowden Yard to either CSX Moncrief Yard or NS Simpson Yard.
Eric, you missed 2-3 chances to catch ''frogs'' in action. I heard the rumbling of the gears connecting the track frogs at 11:00 but you had panned away. There are horizontal frogs and pitchfork frogs and many more.
A rusty old bridge, a tired old locomotive, and a beat up old tugboat; all three should have retired long ago, but they're still on watch, quietly doing a job every day that almost nobody knows or cares about. As a rusty, tired, beat up old retired construction worker and one-time merchant seaman, I care. The infrastructure in this country is approaching third world status. We need to rebuild everything.
Those guys standing on the barge are taking chances, could easily fall off. Not sure how the tug keeps it that straight. Strange looking wheelhouse buy great view.
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I stop and walk many mornings by the Calumet river. I love watching the tugs and freighters! You do get close! Great.
Well, this is great to see. Love this industrial transportation scenario. I'm impressed with the soft operation of that bascule bridge. I wish the one in downtown Chicago was still used.
Great video! Love the old bridges and tugs, not to mention the beautiful EMD GP locomotive.
Looks like tight horizontal clearance for that petroleum barge. Good piloting skills from the tug captain.
The Donald C is a neat old boat. I have worked on it as the Nathan S now. Its EMD powered too! It has a pair of 12-567Cs like an old e-unit or a pair of SW1200s
This is a bascule bridge that is supported by and rides on it's quadrants to move or open. As it opens it also moves back away from the water giving more clearance than a pin connected bascule span. Because it rolls to open, it is called a Rolling Scherzer after the designer. The pinions that ride on the racks to power it are at the center of rotation of the quadrants and pinions so there is no vertical load on the pinions.
Thanks for posting this video. I found this location two years ago.
I love RR lift/swing bridges!
great catch trains and tugboats and barges
The Scherzer bridge is a pretty rare design. There's one still operating in Chicago, at Cermak Road and the South Branch, and four in Joliet. There are another four massive double-track Scherzer bridges near Brighton Park Crossing, but those no longer move.
We have one here in Jacksonville FL that's still in use, and opened/closed pretty frequently. It crosses the Ortega River, or McGirts Creek, depending on who you ask...lol. The train crews still call it McGirts Creek for the most part. It's a Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge on the CSX A-line. The one most people see is the big double track Florida East Coast bridge over the St Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. It's a Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge that was built in 1925. It sees a lot of open/close movement due to river traffic + multiple trains to/from FEC Bowden Yard to either CSX Moncrief Yard or NS Simpson Yard.
@@lonnieaspinwall3862 Love our Jacksonville railroad and drawbridge history --- don't you?
Great video!!
Nice set down on the second closing.
Very old tug bridge and narrow channel.
Born and raised there, went to Washington High.
I was watching at 10:57 to see the locks and movable rail operate, but you panned away. Could you go back and focus on that operation?
Eric, you missed 2-3 chances to catch ''frogs'' in action. I heard the rumbling of the gears connecting the track frogs at 11:00 but you had panned away. There are horizontal frogs and pitchfork frogs and many more.
Bascule bridges here always seemed eerie & spooky to me. That turbocharger sounds great though!
My tiny little car has a turbo...love to hear that whine when it revs up
Sweet!!
Right off Canal St, right?
Yes
Been on the other side of the river at that bridge. Did anyone give you any trouble for trespassing? Are they cool with rail faning there
A rusty old bridge, a tired old locomotive, and a beat up old tugboat; all three should have retired long ago, but they're still on watch, quietly doing a job every day that almost nobody knows or cares about. As a rusty, tired, beat up old retired construction worker and one-time merchant seaman, I care.
The infrastructure in this country is approaching third world status. We need to rebuild everything.
No way, all the stuff in this video is perfectly serviceable. The loco is barely 20 years old.
The date says December 29th, 2014 on the video intro?
I went into the future.
Those guys standing on the barge are taking chances, could easily fall off. Not sure how the tug keeps it that straight. Strange looking wheelhouse buy great view.
Do people fish there
yech!
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