West LRT | 7 Stations | 8.0 KM | In Service

[MalcolmTucker]

Any one an installation artist out there? this project is subject to a 1% art budget no? Would be cool to place some durable interactive art.

[shogged]

Originally Posted by Sir.Humphrey.Appleby

Any chance we can get these at stations with stairs?

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Would be fun.

that is so fantastic! I love the random people, some of whom you'd never expect to go down a slide, had no hesitations to just jump on down. put a smile on my face!

[bookermorgan]

srp775on Filckr has many WLRT images

[srperrycgy]

Originally Posted by bookermorgan

srp775on Filckr has many WLRT images

Indeed I do.

[fusili]

Originally Posted by bookermorgan

srp775on Filckr has many WLRT images

I never realized how elevated this station is. Wow, that is some serious height. Good thing there will be escalators

[CorporateWhore]

Damn, that's awesome. Everything should be elevated!

[Jimby]

[Mike Wilhelm]

Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Damn, that's awesome. Everything should be elevated!

No. I don't think so.

[Surrealplaces]

WLRT construction. Does anyone know what this big yellow thingy is for?

[Surrealplaces]

WLRT construction. Does anyone know what this big yellow thingy is for?

[Bigtime]

I believe it's called a "launching truss" and is used to build the elevated guideway sections of the track. I think they hang below the truss and are put into place from there.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

WLRT construction. Does anyone know what this big yellow thingy is for?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...struction.html

[MichaelS]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

WLRT construction. Does anyone know what this big yellow thingy is for?

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...struction.html

[Stang]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

WLRT construction. Does anyone know what this big yellow thingy is for?

That's the new Peace Bridge. City saved a few bucks. It will be put in place shortly.

I don't know the technical explanation as well as others will here, but I have heard it referred to as a "launcher" and it will allow the elevated sections to be assembled. It will be pretty cool to see in action.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

Damn, that's awesome. Everything should be elevated!

Aren't they trying to get rid of the elevated trains in NYC?

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Aren't they trying to get rid of the elevated trains in NYC?

Well they have turned quite a bit of the old "high line" into an amazing urban park. That line was an actual railway line though, do you mean some sections of the subway that run above ground? I remember one of the lines coming above ground before the original Yankee Stadium.

[Look way up]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...struction.html

That's cool! I knew it was for the new lrt line, but I was wondering what that was being used for.

[jeffwhit]

The original section of the High Line Park was in fact designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, who also bid for Cantos.

[CorporateWhore]

Originally Posted by Mike Wilhelm

No. I don't think so.

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Aren't they trying to get rid of the elevated trains in NYC?

Wasn't being serious guys, just excited about the photos.

[sim]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I believe it's called a "launching truss" and is used to build the elevated guideway sections of the track. I think they hang below the truss and are put into place from there.

Does anyone have any more insight into how this actually works logistically? I've been trying to figure it out and really only have some speculative guesses.

As far as I know, the trusses are all one piece correct? So how does it get staged below the launcher and between the two pilons and then get lifted into place when it is in fact longer than the distance between the two pilons- as presumably the go from center to center? Perhaps I'm wrong in believing that the truss is being lifted from below in the first place as opposed to slid into place from the eastern abuttment (in this particular case) seen in the pic.