North Portal bridge railfan alert

[Acela150]

Span 2 has been delivered

 

[west point]

Span 2 has been delivered

Will it be raised into position as quickly as span 1?

 

[JuniusLivonius]

Span 2 has been delivered

Any proof or is this just extrapolation from the 30 hour timeframe from last time?

The three tugs started moving about 10 mins ago:
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367704190
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=368348110
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367797720

There's a gap of trains between 2AM (#66) and 4AM. The estimate comes directly from the tug operator on the Facebook page:

The remaining steps are expected to be completed tonight:
Friday, January 17th
2:00 am (0200) Depart Lay Berth
3:00 am (0300) Arrival at Amtrak Portal Bridge Site

 

[JuniusLivonius]

#66 is clear of Portal Bridge.
https://asm.transitdocs.com/train/2025/01/16/A/66

Here we go.

 

[JuniusLivonius]

Last year, the Coast Guard put out this rulemaking proposal: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16762.pdf

The windows specified are/were as follows:
Window 1: 12:01 a.m. on November 15, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on November 28, 2024
Window 2: 12:01 a.m. on December 10, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on December 23, 2024
Window 3: 12:01 a.m. on January 13, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. on January 27, 2025
Window 4: 12:01 a.m. on February 2, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. on February 15, 2025

These windows were all proposals and nothing says they are definite, however it looks like they were following these windows anyway. Window 2 does not appear to have been used.

Span 3 of 3 may be coming in window 4: February 2nd - February 15th. I expect Carver Companies might be bringing the 3rd span like it did last time: https://www.facebook.com/CarverCompanies

 

[JuniusLivonius]

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/2025021...k.com/CarverCompanies/videos/931132052378972/ (dismiss the prompt)

Span 3 will be moving over the Hudson this morning.

This is the schedule put out by Carver:
Estimated Transit Schedule for Portal North Bridge Section Three
Friday, February 14th
-6:30 am (0630) Depart Port of Coeymans
-7:00 am (0700) New Baltimore
-7:45 am (0745) Stuyvesant
-9:20 am (0920) Rip Van Winkle Bridge
-11:30 am (1130) Saugerties Lighthouse
-1:00 pm (1300) Kingston Point
-2:30 pm (1430) Crum Elbow
-3:00 pm (1500) Mid Hudson Bridge
-5:30 pm (1730) Newburgh Beacon Bridge
-6:40 pm (1840) West Point
-8:00 pm (2000) Bear Mountain Bridge
-11:59 pm (2359) Tappan Zee Bridge/Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

Saturday, February 15th
-2:00 am (0200) George Washington Bridge
-3:30 am (0330) Battery Park - Statue of Liberty
-4:30 am (0430) Kill Van Kull Buoy
-5:00 am (0500) Bayonne Bridge
-6:00 am (0600) Stem tied waiting for current
-10:00 am (1000) LeHigh Valley Railroad Bridge
-12:10 pm (1210) Transit Through Hackensack Triple Bridges
-1:00 pm (1300) Lay Berth

Sunday, February 16th
-1:00 am (0100) Depart Lay Berth
-3:00 am (0300) Arrival at Amtrak Portal Bridge Site


Use the live map. The actual tugs might appear here tomorrow but I don't know if this area has sufficient ship tracking coverage:
https://www.myshiptracking.com/ports/port-of-coeymans-in-us-usa-id-6267


Just a guess: some of these tugs may be moving it as they did the last span
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367704190
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=368348110
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367797720

 

[JuniusLivonius]

Just a guess: some of these tugs may be moving it as they did the last span
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367704190
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=368348110
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367797720

2 of those were correct. CMT PIKE, ERIN ELIZABETH and HELEN are doing the job. Helen is leading:
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367704190
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=368348110
https://www.myshiptracking.com/?mmsi=367428270 (Helen)

Now they're updating since they're in AIS range. They're near the Tappan Zee Bridge as of 12:15AM. Just a little behind their estimated schedule.