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yellowiron1
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:38:59 PM
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Anybody have some old photos of some old S.J. Groves projects from the 70s or 80s? Recently had an interest in them. Anything with some of their big stuff?Cool
Glenn Gosline
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:38:38 PM
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I believe Tim T had posted some pictures a few years back. Maybe he can post them again. I believe they were from when they were working on NY state thruway but I maybe wrong. I would also like to see those pictures again.
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This should be big enough for ya.




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great pics!!! AtlasO anyone? Teeth

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yellowiron1
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:44:33 PM
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Thats cool I didnt know they used trains. Im also looking for some pics of the Pittsburgh airport terminal they did in the late 80s with their holland loaders.Cool
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Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:02:17 PM
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That's the Rt.280 project in NJ back in the late 60's early 70's. They used the trains to go up the 6% grade from the Oranges and dump the fill for the western part of the road. They had 2 U33C's from GE and 1 RS3 from Alco. The Alco was back up power. Each GE could haul 7 loaded cars up the grade at walking speed. Was really a cool operation to see.

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They were also part of a three way joint venture that re-did the Edens Expressway in Chicago, IL and suburbs in 1979 and 1980. Only equipment from them on the job was a fuel-lube unit. Most of the demolition and excavation was done by the then Brown and Lambrecht and now T. J. Lambrecht. The third party was a concrete paver from Michigan whose name I cannot remember.
yellowiron1
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2010 4:06:33 PM
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Interesting. I understand they where pretty big back in the day. Cant find a lot of info on them or pictures. I did find an old news article about the Pittsburgh terminal. They have a really bad photo of
their holland loader. Seemed like a similar project to the denver airport job, moving alot of material using the belt loaders and tandem 776 belly dumps. I guess H&HC did an article about that jobCool
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Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:47:51 PM
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Very interesting info about 280...Applause
TimT
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:36:25 PM
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I have some scanned photos from the Pittsburgh airport project. I will dig them up and post them to you in a PM. I visited that job for a full day when the Holland loaders and belly dumps were running. It was the only Holland Loader I have seen run in person. I have seen others, but not working. Ames had one in Wyoming, but it was parked when I saw it. Also I saw another in Arizona years ago, also was not in operation as the job was finished in that section."canal".... Groves did a lot of work in our area over the years...Route 17 "Now I-86" in Bemus Point NY, and other sections farther east.... a couple large earthfill dams, and a big interchange near Erie PA... those were jobs I was around as a kid. They could realy move some dirt. I wish I had used a camera back then.... just old faded Polaroids instants from those days. Pretty sad compared to the digital photos I have taken in more recent years. Same with a lot of jobs I did... Now I take a camera with me everywhere!
yellowiron1
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2010 12:13:54 AM
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Thanks Tim, Id really appreciate it. Ive never seen one in person myself. Ive been around some big stuff but there is something about the H loader thats just impressive.Cool
dain555
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:58:15 AM

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Could you post a pic of it here Tim, I don't think I've seen one and I used to go to allot of road sites in those days with my brother when he work for NYS.

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Is S J Groves still in business or did they go under I tried looking for them on the web but found nothing.......


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