Aloha from the Honolulu Rail Transit Project!

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Aloha from the Honolulu Rail Transit Project!

HART's Photo of the Week! 

Situated between Waipahu High School and the University of Hawaii's Leeward Community College is the Rail Operations Center (ROC) for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.  It's the maintenance and storage hub for the Project and will eventually house a 20 train fleet.

Each train is nearly 260 feet long and weighs 144 tons!  Dealing with such heavy equipment is no easy task but the ROC is more than up to the challenge. 

Built on tracks high above the ROC's main service facility is a pair of 15-ton lifts manufactured by Konecranes, one of the world's leading industrial crane builders.  Each crane is capable of maneuvering the length of the facility, allowing technicians to safely lift and move train parts and equipment.  Aside from the lifts above, the floor of the facility also features MACTON hoists capable of lifting an entire 288,000 pound train.

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Macton Train Hoist at Honolulu Authority Rapid Transit

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Macton Train Hoist at Honolulu Authority Rapid Transit

Check out the Photo of the Week from Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation!  "In the photo of the week, one of HART's four-car trains is propped up by a Macton Train Hoist.  This is no small task considering, each rail car is 65-feet long and weighs 72,000 pounds!  Doing the math, that means each train is 260-feet long, tipping the scales at a whopping 288,000 pounds or 144 tons...that is a heavy-duty hoist!" Follow the link to read more about this project.

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