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A Scherzer rolling- lift bridge on the Rideau Canal system at lock #31 |
| Description: |
In 1912-1913, a Scherzer rolling-lift railway bridge (a type of bascule bridge) was built by the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine, Quebec for the Canadian Northern Railway. The design of the bridge allowed it to be operated either manually or with the use of an electric motor. When opened in 1914, the bridge operated with a DC electric motor that would swing the bridge up 90 degrees in one minute. However, Smiths Falls switched to AC power in 1915 and the railway decided to operate the bridge manually. It took over 10 minutes to raise the bridge by 45 degrees, 20 minutes to raise it the full 90 degrees. It continued to operate manually until the bridge was closed in December 1978. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/2009 Upload Date: 8/13/2009 10:34:27 PM |
| Location: |
Smiths Falls, ON |
| Author: |
Dave Broughton |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge |
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| Title: |
Lock 4 tilting lift bridge |
| Description: |
Two tilting lift bridges span Lock #4 on the Welland Canal. One bridge is up while a great lake freighter "Antikeri" passes through the lock & two CN tracks are "up in the air". |
| Photo Date: |
5/21/2009 Upload Date: 5/21/2009 8:43:17 PM |
| Location: |
St. Catharines, ON |
| Author: |
Dave Broughton |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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286 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BCOL #4642 & CN #5701 |
| Description: |
CN #5701 and BCOL #4642 sit on the Canadian side of the International Bridge in Fort Erie, ON. |
| Photo Date: |
7/22/2009 Upload Date: 9/2/2009 7:41:24 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Erie, ON |
| Author: |
Dave Broughton |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
CN 5701(SD75I) BCOL 4642(C44-9WL) |
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707 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS #6582 & NS #2572 |
| Description: |
NS #6582 and NS #2572 on the International Bridge, heading back to the USA from Fort Erie, ON. |
| Photo Date: |
7/22/2009 Upload Date: 9/6/2009 4:48:57 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Erie, ON |
| Author: |
Dave Broughton |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 6582(SD60) NS 2572(SD70) |
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385 Comments: 0 |
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