#subway construction

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Construction of the first IND subway line along Central Park West at 74th Street, May 19, 1926. The Mack truck down in the pit is about to haul out excavated debris—a huge wooden ramp was constructed for that purpose. Gas and water lines on the right had to be relocated during construction. In the distance on the left, just before the cluster of trees, is the NY Historical Society.

Photo: Science Source/Fine Art America

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1920s #subway #vintage subway #subway construction #Central Park West #IND subway

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"A CIVIC STEAM SHOVEL'S BIG BITE," Toronto Star. June 10, 1912. Page 2. --- If the big ten-storey Lumsden Building on Yonge street were extended upwards ten storeys more, the giant structure thus formed would be equal in size to the amount of earth which is being dug out of Carlaw avenue by this steam shovel. It is a huge "bite" which has to be taken about 50,000 cubic yards. As shown by the picture, the shovel is served by a civic "dinky" engine and cars. The outfit was moved to Carlaw avenue from Gerrard street the other day, and will chew its way through to Danforth avenue.. Its work on Carlaw avenue is made necessary by the construction of a subway there. The earth taken out by the shovel is being used to level up the streets of the district, notably Gerrard street. Morley avenue, Rhodes avenue and Danforth avenue. As the shovel is working in heavy blue clay, the bite to be taken is hard as well as large. It will take about three months to complete the job.

#toronto #steam shovel #construction site #subway construction #infrastructure construction #subway #toronto subway

[sinorocksda]

Large Diameter Self-drilling Rock Anchor Used in Subway Support

Due to the limitation of the section form, surrounding environment and geological conditions of urban subway stations, the enclosure structure generally adopts the form of bolt support. At present, with the continuous increase of the excavation depth of the subway open cut station, the surrounding construction environment is becoming more and more complex, and the length and diameter of the rock bolt are also increasing and increasing.

Under the action of the maximum horizontal stress, the surrounding rock will appear interlayer dislocation, resulting in the deformation of the foundation pit. The role of the bolt is to restrain the shear dislocation of the rock stratum along the axial direction, so the main advantages of using the pile-anchor support type in this open-cut foundation pit are as follows:

The large-diameter self-drilling rock anchor bolt has good supporting effect, simple construction, and is conducive to mechanized operation, and the construction speed is fast.

The large diameter bolt has the advantages of high strength, high rigidity and high shear resistance in force.

The large-diameter self-drilling rock anchor bolt support works together with the surrounding rock to change the mechanical state of the surrounding rock to achieve a more stable foundation pit wall.

The large-diameter self-drilling rock anchor bolt support provides a large space for the construction of the internal structure of the foundation pit, avoids the safety risks caused by the replacement of the support, and effectively ensures the stability of the foundation pit during the construction process.

The successful application of the large-diameter rock anchor bolt in the subway open-cut foundation pit provides a safe and reliable space for the foundation pit excavation and structural construction and avoids the necessary switching support operation using inner braces. Under the premise of effectively saving the project cost, the construction risk is reduced, and the project construction period is ensured.

The bolt sizes produced by Sinorock include regular sizes R25, R32, R38, R51, R63, T30, T40, T52, and large diameter self-drilling rock anchor bolts T73, T76, T103, T111, T127, T130, T150 and T200, etc. At the same time, Sinorock can also provide customized products according to the specific requirements of customers. If you need our products, please contact us at [email protected], we’ll response in less than 12 hours.

#rock anchor #self drilling rock anchor #subway construction

[scavengedluxury]

Kálvin Square, Budapest, 1975. From the Budapest municipal photography company archive.

#budapest #hungary #street photography #subway #construction #1970s

[utilitycaster]

A thing about me is I WILL have a deep emotional reaction to public transit improvements

#i am NOT a crier and i got teary about the second ave subway the first time i took it. like the impossible could happen #anyway this is now about purple line construction. i know people think it's silly but it's not actually.

[silenthillbunni]

🐁☁️🌫️

#sorry gnna sound like a shit person now but im not feeling well i just need to rant #nothing good ever happens to me. every aspect of my life is a mess. im constantly miserable w nothing to pull me out of it #it's been getting worse nd worse for years nd if it keeps getting worse im not gnna be able to take it much longer #ofc there are sooo many others who have it way way way worse than i do. so i feel weak nd pathetic for being so affected by it when i know #it could be literally sm worse than it is now. like i get that. i know im not nearly as bad off as many ppl are #but idk still it's rlly tough to have *nothing* that makes me keep going. the literal only thing is that i dont kms bc i dont wanna hurt mom #bc im poor so i cant do ANYTHING. i cant go anywhere. not the cinema not concerts not to the mall not to the bookstore not an amusent park #i cant even go to cafées bc i dont have any money at all to spend on that #i have no friends to hang out w. even if i couldnt afford going anywhere i cant even just take a walk or sit nd talk to them bc there r none #my sisters havent talked for me in over a year #and like yada yada i dont have anything to pull me out of my misery bubble. no friends to comfort me no family to hang out w #nothing to do or nowhere to go. hell i havent even been able to eat for 8 months so i cant even like eat smth yummy nd watch a movie lmao #i cant even read bc of the constant noise! i cant go out into the forest bc there r always subway construction work or choppers or gun shots #i know im 'focusing on the negative' but what am i supposed to do when theres nothing positive to focus on lol????? #im always physically uncomfortable bc of pain nd health issues nd im always anxious nd stressed too so like... yay #and. this is where i sound mean but like after years nd years of nothing good happening to me... idc for others anymore like #when they talk abt their loving relationships and their kind friends nd them going to concerts im like.. wow !! u get to be happy!! i dont!! #im just envious nd jealous nd bitter bc why cant i have ANYTHING good???? not just ONE fkn thing? #other ppl get to have multiple things but i get nothing????? #and its not exactly like i hate them or wish illwill on them im just like wow kinda dont feel sympathy for u bc u have sm things #i've never had :))) nd u can never understand how awful it feels to be deprived of it so idc :))))

[ghostypetrainer]

It finally happened. I had a Submas dream last night.

It was, naturally, an AU and I took such a shine to the idea that I’ve been hashing it out with the discord like uuuuuhhhh, all day pretty much. The base idea for the AU revolves around the idea of ‘Constructs’, or human-like puppets created to complete tasks. The original method of creating Constructs was gifted to humanity by Arceus long, long ago, in the time of the Celestic People, but these days, only a few people know how to create Constructs...

...and one of those is the family of the original Twins.

Emmet, sole Subway Boss of Gear Station, has realized his workload is not healthy and does not pass safety checks! But he loves Gear Station, and does not want to switch jobs for anything... if only there was another Subway Boss. But wait! He can simply create one! He digs up his family’s old research notes on creating Constructs, and months later, he’s created a Construct to help him out on the Battle Subway. He names them Ingo and creates them as a mirror image of himself, because twin bosses would be a fun gimmick for the Subway!

(he’s definitely not just a little lonely. nope!)

But the thing about Constructs is... with enough love, they can eventually gain consciousness. Ingo gradually develops his own consciousness, and he and Emmet eventually become real brothers in everything but blood. It’s not public knowledge that he’s a Construct, with only Elesa and Drayden knowing the truth... and Emmet’s direct superiors. This will come bite him in the ass later when Ingo vanishes, and Emmet’s superiors instruct him to simply build a replacement. It’s just a Construct, right? They’re replacable.

(They’re not, of course. He could build a new ‘Ingo’, but it wouldn’t be Ingo.)

Meanwhile in Hisui, a rogue Construct is plotting to overthrow god, and Arceus counters this by creating a Construct of their own and releasing her into Hisui. Because Arceus loves all their children, this new Construct has a consciousness right away, and sets to the task of her creator. Arceus gives her a name. She’s called Akari.

#construct au #ingo #emmet #submas #the rogue Construct is Volo. of course #Sabi and Beni are also Constructs #Ingo looks mostly human with his Subway Boss uniform on #but he's got joints like a ball joint doll kind of. akari looks almost completely normal save for the Arceus' crest over her heart #they are created with a blood pact and drawing power from a legendary #zekrom in Ingo's case!! #(which later becomes Palkia. after being yeeted.)

[hoofpeet]

But at the same time, there's a whole event where the submas bois set out to make trains a thing in Pasio and they like, clear out tunnels and stuff so like... submas pasio train definitely a thing.

mayhaps instead of spawning near trainyards and assuming the role of train bosses, Ingo&Emmet pairs spawn in the wild in various points around each region and take it upon themselves to build and run a train station there

#mailbox #like an ant hill. #imagine hiking around the wild and you stumble across the subway bosses halfway thru single-handendly constructing a subway station

[postcard-from-the-past]

Construction of the Parisian subway during the 1910 Great Flood in Paris, France

French vintage postcard

#historic #photo #briefkaart #great #vintage #construction #sepia #great flood #subway #photography #carte postale #paris #postcard #parisian #postkarte #france #postal #tarjeta #ansichtskarte #french #old #ephemera #postkaart #flood #1910

[ancientorigins]

The building of a metro line and stations in Thessaloniki has uncovered an abundance of ruins and artifacts in Greece, bringing to the fore the importance the port city played throughout ancient history.

#Thessaloniki #Greece #subway #construction #metro #excavation #ancient #history #ancient origins

[gatheryepens]

Things I’ve learnt whilst being in nyc

#1. when you go to the toilets #the dividers to separate the cubicles are so high up #like I remember putting my bag on the floor #and someone was in the cubicle next to me #and they could literally just swipe my bag if they wanted too 😭😭 #2. the subway is so much better than the bus system #for me personally #the bus system is so hard to navigate especially where the buses are cause sometimes there is construction blocking the way #I’ve only willing taken the bus once because it was quicker and I saw the stop #and even that was an experience in itself #3. doing small acts of kindness are really appreciated #like I was buying food at a takeaway #place and this one lady was really stressed #especially because quite a few people were just being rude #so when I got my food she apologised for the wait and then I said have a nice evening #which she looked kind of taken a back by it #even holding the door for people goes a long way #last one I can think of is 🥁🥁🥁🥁 #4. for some reason they take tipping separately #I don’t know if it’s because we are predominantly paying by card for meals #I’m assuming it is now that I think about it #but we pay for the food and then they take the card #then they bring a receipt with suggested tips and then we circle which one we want and then leave #first time we did it (since we don’t eat out loads) I was scared we didn’t pay the tip 😭😭 #because they didn’t ask for the card again #and then second time we ate the guy talked me through how to do it #so I’m assuming the card history stays for some time and then they take the tip #but that is it #gatherrambles #I have a bunch of drafts about me talking about random stuff that’s happened that I think’s interesting which I will post eventually 😭😭

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“Relief Jobs Still Helping,” Border Cities Star. January 12, 1931. Page 5. --- Subway at Tecumseh, Not Ellis, Proposed In Windsor --- Most of the unemployment relief jobs started by the city about six weeks ago are still in full swing, and indications are that they will be providing work for another six weeks or two months.

WATER MAINS DONE The work of installing water mains on several streets has been completed, but close to 1,200 men are still receiving part-time work on sewer construction jobs, the fire, police, and traffic signal system installation, and the Jackson Park development.

The equivalent of full-time work for about 210 is being given on the sewer job south of Tecumseh Boulevard. The employment on this work was increased when the water installations were completed.

The conduit for the signal system, which is being constructed on McDougal street, is providing work for about 200 men, on a part-time basis. Similarly, approximately 120 men are working part time on the grading and tree-planting program at Jackson Park.

Grants from the federal-provincial unemployment relief fund have been obtained for these works.

SUBWAY PROBLEMS Construction of a subway at Ellis avenue, or Tecumseh Boulevard, as a local improvement and unemployment relief measure, is being seriously considered by city commissioners at the present time.

Though Ellis avenue was at first tentatively approved as the location for the proposed subway, the sentiment now appears to be for one at Tecumseh Boulevard, as the cost to the city would be several hundred thousand dollars less if it is built at that point.

Not only would a Tecumseh Boulevard subway cost less than half the expenditure that would be required at Ellis avenue, where the cost is placed at $650,000, but a contribution toward it would be secured from the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, city officials believed. This company might not have to contribute to the costs of a subway at Ellis avenue.

Grants from the federal-provincial unemployment relief fund, and the grade separation fund, are available for a subway on either thoroughfare.

#windsor #essex county #infrastructure construction #sewer system #subway construction #subway #unemployment relief #relief department #relief work #unemployed #workfare #make work #infrastructure project #great depression in canada

[aneverydaything]

Day 1554, 24 September 2022

#cars #New York #bridge #viaduct #Harlem #evening #night photography #traffic #steel construction #subway #New York City #NYC #USA

[scavengedluxury]

Metro station under construction, Ferenc Deák square, Budapest, 1959. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

#budapest #hungary #metro #subway #construction #1950s

[pastryglitch]

Also just btw I am 100% an “Emmet also got sent through time” TRUTHER. It just makes sense to my brain I need Gen 5 legends sequel and I need Emmet to be in it NOW

#submas #I always found it a little strange that there’s this like collective agreement that emmets left behind #cause when I was pla I was just like OH so emmets gonna be in the next one right? it just makes the most sense imo #my ideas for his inclusion are kinda loose rn #ranging from like industrial revolution construction guy to rural farmer man with a flapple #but a big thought is that he also has memory loss but he remebers everything about Pokémon and battling and maybe the subway??? #I think it’s be neat if he still loves double battle and acts as the players tutorial for it #but in return for remembering that stuff he doesn’t remember his name and goes by an alias #and is very candid about the fact that he does not like his fake name because he knows it’s not real and is frustrated about not remembering #especially since he knows that his name/identity used to be something really important to him #I just really want Gen 5 legends sequel and I really want game where emmets some good screen time like Ingo got #I need it I am manifesting it

[silenthillbunni]

🏠🐇☁️🥛

#how and where i live is slowly driving me insane #at home i can never rest or relax. the situation w my sisters is rlly affecting me and im too sensitive for it #plus... i cant concemtrate bc my sistyers sound like deranged monkeys. they are SO loud #when im in my room and they sit in the living room their digusting voices and laughter and yells make me so fkn angry #even when i have headphones on i can hear them. and it's for long stretches of time and also in the evenings/nights #i just wanna be able to concentrate on things but i cant when i have to fkn listen to them all the time. so noisy #also i hate this city. it's gotten wayyyyyy worse in the past few years. there are sm things wrong w it so i dont need to rant abt all of it #but mainly it's so noisy. construction work everywhere 24/7!!!! theyre building a subway which takes so long bc they actually cant afford it #theres nowhere to go where i get some peace nd quiet. the forest is full of drill sounds and explosions and just awful noise #basically i just HATE how i live. i hate this city #i hate my apartment bc of my family and neighbors and how ugly it is #i've lived in the same place for 25 years im just sick of it #i've put myself on a couple of apartment waiting lists but that can take years :(( #also i cant move while im on benefits/wellfare (yes im a burden on the state stfu KYS) #i could get a job but how where???? the most realistic for ME nd the useless stupid incapable person i am is to move ad a student #but in order for that i need to finish upper secondary school and get my 'diploma' so i can apply for some programs and move to another city #getting student housing is not easy but it's easier and more straightforward then finding a job and move (in the position im in) #and for some reason..... actually doing my schoolwork is so so hard and i dont wanna! :(( #even if i know i HAVE to bc i dont have any otherq options :/ #i cant stand living in this town and i cant stand living w my family i need a new place by myself #genuinely i hate myself bc why can i not just DO things??? other ppl get shit done. why cant i? i just dont know how and its frustrating #also other ppl dont understand. they just think im lazy and incompetent and think like omg just do it #i've asked therapists for help but it's like they dont know anything bc i have never gotten help #fuckkkkk i wanna move away i wanna be an adult i wanna get an education and pay rent and be normal