NEWS RELEASE LINK-BELT CRANES 2651 Palumbo Drive Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 263-5200 www.linkbelt.com Contact: Casey C. Smith (859) 264-6246 caseysmith@linkbelt.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NR18-03 Link-Belt TCCs Deliver for Challenging TEXRail Project Lexington, KY March 1, 2018 TEXRail is a 27.2 mile commuter rail system that will operate – – between downtown Fort Worth, Texas in Tarrant County and DFW International Airport. Contract for the project was awarded to joint-venture Archer Western - Herzog for $998 million USD. Davis Motor Crane Service of Irving, Texas was selected as the contractor for bridge beam placement. needed a solution for a 250-ton class crane that could walk with a load. Multiple rail closures “We and tight setups also meant that we could not use a crane that needed the time and space to set outriggers. The final requirement was a crane that gave us the necessary headroom clearance under existing overpasses,” said Wes Dowd, Operations Superintendent for Davis Crane Service. the TCC-1100 was an eye opener to the telecrawler market for us. We quickly saw the “Adding advantages. So when the TCC-2500 came available we did our homework and checked and double checked our measurements and added it to our fleet. We feel that both of these cranes really give us an advantage to deliver on the unique hoisting needs of our customers,” said Dowd. Peach Yard first began in Peach Yard, just northeast of downtown Fort Worth, and worked south from “We Chocktaw Bridge setting beams parallel to the existing BNSF and Union Pacific line,” said Dowd. Tandem picks were made with two Link-Belt telescopic crawler cranes: the 250-ton (230-mt) TCC-2500 and 110-ton (100-mt) TCC-1100. The cranes lifted at a steady pace of 16 beams per day on four consecutive days in order to complete the section adjacent to Peach Yard. Right-of-way space required by existing rail companies meant that Davis Cranes had a narrow boundary zone to setup, unload and place the 90 ft. (27.4 m) long, 98,000 lb. (44 452 kg) beams.
NEWS RELEASE LINK-BELT CRANES 2651 Palumbo Drive Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 263-5200 www.linkbelt.com Contact: Casey C. Smith (859) 264-6246 caseysmith@linkbelt.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NR18-03 Link-Belt TCCs Deliver for Challenging TEXRail Project Lexington, KY – March 1, 2018 – TEXRail is a 27.2 mile commuter rail system that will operate between downtown Fort Worth, Texas in Tarrant County and DFW International Airport. Contract for the project was awarded to joint-venture Archer Western - Herzog for $998 million USD. Davis Motor Crane Service of Irving, Texas was selected as the contractor for bridge beam placement. “We needed a solution for a 250-ton class crane that could walk with a load. Multiple rail closures and tight setups also meant that we could not use a crane that needed the time and space to set outriggers. The final requirement was a crane that gave us the necessary headroom clearance under existing overpasses,” said Wes Dowd, Operations Superintendent for Davis Crane Service. “Adding the TCC-1100 was an eye opener to the telecrawler market for us. We quickly saw the advantages. So when the TCC-2500 came available we did our homework and checked and double checked our measurements and added it to our fleet. We feel that both of these cranes really give us an advantage to deliver on the unique hoisting needs of our customers,” said Dowd. Peach Yard “We first began in Peach Yard, just northeast of downtown Fort Worth, and worked south from Chocktaw Bridge setting beams parallel to the existing BNSF and Union Pacific line,” said Dowd. Tandem picks were made with two Link-Belt telescopic crawler cranes: the 250-ton (230-mt) TCC-2500 and 110-ton (100-mt) TCC-1100. The cranes lifted at a steady pace of 16 beams per day on four consecutive days in order to complete the section adjacent to Peach Yard. Right-of-way space required by existing rail companies meant that Davis Cranes had a narrow boundary zone to setup, unload and place the 90 ft. (27.4 m) long, 98,000 lb. (44 452 kg) beams.
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