Tim Thein, one of the co-owners of Thein Moving Co., of Clara, Minnesota, works with some his crew on Wednesday removing the beams that supported the Milwaukee Road depot on its move to a new location. He said the company expected to be finished removing its beams by Thursday. Once all the beams are out, masons from Hillegas and Sons Masonry of Nashua will return to fill up the rest of the holes in the concrete block between the depot and the new foundation where the beams had stuck through. Press photo by Bob SteensonTim Thein, one of the co-owners of Thein Moving Co., of Clara, Minnesota, drags a 48-foot double I-beam away from the Milwaukee Road depot Wednesday afternoon, to a location where it can be loaded on a trailer. Press photo by Bob SteensonA crew from Thein Moving Co. separates one of the two 128-foot beams into its 48-foot-and 80-foot sections so they can be pulled off the site of the Milwaukee Road depot’s new home. The beams were the main support for the depot during its recent move and as the space between the new foundation and the building was filled in the concrete blocks. Submitted photoThe two huge, 128-foot long double I-beams were all that was left Wednesday afternoon of the structure that supported the Milwaukee Road depot on its move to a new location. Each 128-foot long beam was created by joining a 48-foot and an 80-foot long beam. At 240 pounds per linear foot, the 128-foot beams weigh 30,730 pounds each — about 15⅓ tons each. Press photo by Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com
A crew from Thein Moving Co. this week removed all the metal beams that had been used to support the Milwaukee Road depot while it was moved to a new location, and then while the space was filled in with blocks and mortar between the depot and its new foundation.
With the supporting blocks adequately set up, the pressure was released and the beams and wood cribbing were removed from the basement this week.
The remaining holes where the beams protruded will now also be filled in with concrete blocks, and soil will be backfilled to cover the new foundation, making the building ready to begin renovations toward the next phase of its life as part of a museum and a trail head.
Press photo by John Burbridge
Charles City junior Leah Stewart warms up in the discus during Thursday’s NEIC Track and Field Meet at Comet Field. Earlier, Stewart broke a 37-year-old school record while winning the shot put.
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