Lock #44 on the Trent Severn Waterway is lift lock utilizing a rail, rail car, and cable system.
The elevation is approximately 60 ft. The process is nothing short of awesome.
The process is as follows:
First, here are the major components:
This is the Rail car |
Notice the people below the rail car |
This is the set of cables that controls the assent and decent of the rail car |
Rails go into the water (obviously) |
Boats on the lower portion, locking up |
Good view of the rail car and its size |
The rail car steel wheels. Notice there are two sets of rails, an inner and an outer pair. |
This is how I did the Big Chute:
Here is another view from boats (different boats) going up:
As the rail car goes up it is designed to be a parallel to gravity as possible. The design provides two sets of rails. One set is offset (cantilevered) from the other set.
The inside set of rails are lower that the front set when locking up bound.
These images help to explain this complex mechanical system.
Hope this made sense.
That is the Rail car partly submerged. |
Boat must be centered. |
Boats enter the rail car |
We are all ready to go, Looking back at another boat (Patroit) who starts to get lifted. You can see the lift cables |
Ready, Set, Go |
The operator(s) lift the boats via cables or place them on a support. He also controls the speed of travel. |
On our way...... Looking forward. |
The railcar approaches a road |
Gates down.... we continue up |
Pretty wild. |
In the center is the cable. The rails are clearly visible |
Are you serious? |
Looking back |
Down we go.... |
Boats to the left are waiting their turn to go up |
Touch Down!!! |
What a ride |
Here is another view from boats (different boats) going up:
Ready to go up |
On their way |
See the cable? |
Splashing on the up side |
As the rail car goes up it is designed to be a parallel to gravity as possible. The design provides two sets of rails. One set is offset (cantilevered) from the other set.
The inside set of rails are lower that the front set when locking up bound.
These images help to explain this complex mechanical system.
Hope this made sense.
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