Sunday, March 20, 2011

Construction Update 3/18/2011

This is the final construction update for the Bay Beach Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster. Construction is pretty much complete, the crews from Miron will be finished and off site early next week. The difference in activity level is dramatic, two of the three construction trailers are packed up and ready to leave the site and nearly all of the construction materials have been consumed. With any luck the next post will be a testing update, followed shortly by a grand opening update.

With all of the track work complete last week this week was all about the finishing touches. Hand rails have now been added to the stairs going up to the loading platform and the exit ramp.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2
From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

The final pieces of siding were being added to the north side of the transfer station.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2
From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

There are notches in the second lane of the transfer table to allow train cars to be added and removed from the track. These notches allow the cars upstop wheels to pass through the track and be slid back into place.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2
From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

There are also notches going through the track structure on the second lane, these notches allow the inside and lower wheels to be lubricated when trains are in this lane.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

A cylinder and pin arrangement has also been added to the transfer table to securely lock it in place when in the operating position.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

A cable carrier has been added under the transfer table to allow the handle the control wiring when the table is moved.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

Down the brake run junction boxes and conduit were being added to run the control wires for the sensors along the brake run.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

Air lines were also being installed to provide power to the brakes.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2
From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

Under the loading platform electricians continue to pull wire through the conduit and completing the hook up of the controls.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2
From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

If all continues to go according to plan in less than 50 days you'll be able to enter here and ride the new Zippin Pippin!

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

All of Green Bay's snow cover melted this week just leaving some dirty snow piles from plowing left behind. Overall the site is a muddy mess. Here are some final images of the Zippin Pippin at this point. This picture shows the turn around from the north side of the coaster looking west.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

And finally a panorama from the parking lot looking north.

From Zippin Pippin Construction Album #2

2 comments:

  1. Do you know when exactly the testing will occur?

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  2. I don't know exactly when testing will occur.

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