The collapse of the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel under construction blocks canal Street , and has closed at least one line, and has shortened the Canal line.
https://www.nola.com/news/article_08092dec-ee00-11e9-962f-678201542f24.html
A temporary blockage of a streetcar line seems a lot less significant than a building collapse.
But – with no disrespect to MidlandMike – it makes it possible to discuss the building collapse on a potentially-overmoderated railroad forum.
It did remind me of an old commercial: the spokesperson takes a drag on a cigarette and exhales through a piece of cloth, then holds it up to show the resulting tarry spot and intones “Think what smoking a pack a day, every day, would do to your _________.” Fill in the blank with the correct answer if you remember; I’ll bet it isn’t what most people would think of right away. Just as streetcar delays might not be the first concern about the importance of what happened in New Orleans…
Shhhh, they’re sleeping…
Just a WAG, was he worried about clothing or curtains?
No, it was parts of the human body. Not the parts you or I would likely think of first!
Teeth?
I thought that would have gone without saying.
Teeth.
When CSX opened the Dispatching Center in Jacksonville in the round building - smoking was permitted at each of the Dispatcher’s desks. To make the rear projection track model display screens visible, the general lighting was held at a rather dim level - light enough to conduct routine business, but not bright enough to see much above head level. One day professional photographers were brought into the facility to take pictures and the lights were turned up to full intensity - and there it was - a smoke cloud around the entire building descending about 4 or 5 feet from the ceiling. I might add that the white sound de
Demolition experts will use explosivies to bring the 2 cranes straight down instead ofthem falling over. As well engineers expect that building may have further potential to collaspe.
Friends that I race with are involved with cranes in NYC, one is the supervisor of the outfit the keeps jacking them up as the build progresses. The other is a crane operator - the climb to work gets longer with every additional floor, wind it the biggest safety issue, with that being said, once a cement pour starts it has to continue to completion.
The cranes are supposed to be demolished Friday evening, no time given yet. WWLTV has a live cam on it at
https://www.wwltv.com/video/news/live_breaking/hard-rock-hotel-collapse-update/289-1064963
Crane demolition now expected to happen noon, Saturday.
Now it’s Sunday afternoon.
Assume the streetcar is back?
No service on Rampart and Loyola. Canal St is running only on outer part; no service downtown. Looks like it’ll be a long time, especially on Rampart, as that is where the cranes and a lot of debris fell.
http://www.norta.com/Maps-Schedules/Service-Alerts.aspx
Click on streetcar icon.
Anybody remember this? Streetcar service resumed on Canal Street yesterday. Resumption of service on Rampart St. will take some time longer as falling debris caused a lot damage there.
teeth
Give that man a cigar!
OK, you guys had me puzzled till I looked back in this thread. Looks like we’ve encountered a time warp of over two years.