Replacing CTA Viaduct at Greenleaf Street -- June 8 to 10, 2012

Sunset over floodlight, old viaduct and equipment -- the CTA trains have stopped running

Sawing through the rail and creating many sparks

 

The craane with long horizontal arm on top of viaduct lifts cut lengths of track and hauls them away

Sawing through the rail and creating many sparks on top of viaduct

Rail lifting crane and many workers

Rail lifting crane and closer huge demolation crane with jaws

Starting to remove the rail ties and ballast from old viaduct

 

Huge demolition jack hammer

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