KENOSHA TRANSIT ELECTRIC STREETCAR CIRCULATOR PROJECT
| "The requirement that we integrate our streetcar
track design with the new street design by Stanley Consultants resulted
in using the Internet for the transfer of drawings & specifications
as we moved forward through the design phase of the project. Our
capability to format drawings from Micro Station to AutoCad enabled
SC&D to provide a ‘quick turnaround’ in completing design changes.
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Harvey H. Stone, PE
President Stone Consulting & Design, Inc. is proud to have been chosen by Stanley Consultants, Inc. and the City of Kenosha to provide the preliminary and final design for the trackage, overhead wire, auxiliary power supply and the rectifier package for this two-mile historic trolley system connecting the harborfront with the commuter rail station. The City of Kenosha, Wisconsin is constructing an electric streetcar system utilizing historic PCC streetcars in coordination with the Harborpark Development on the shores of Lake Michigan. The Kenosha streetcar system will connect the 64-acre Harborpark development into the existing central city area and the METRA commuter rail station. This project incorporates a typical embedded track design with a new “turf” track design developed by SC&D that hides the track in grass-seeded areas on median strips & throughout the landscaped Harborpark. The track section is surrounded by geotextile filter fabric & has a layer of topsoil over the ties & up to the rail to facilitate vegetation growth. The system is constructed using all new 115# welded rail and concrete & steel ties instead of timber which will result in lower maintenance costs and increased longevity. |