Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Mon February 10, 2020
Looking Back: Truck Cranes
When asked to provide a feature on cranes I decided early on this was a fairly illustrative photo shoot. That didn't stop me from perusing through the more than 200,000 images I have but, I kept returning to this scene....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 05, 2019
Still Used Today, Mass.' Hoosac Tunnel Stands as Testament to 1800s Ingenuity
Boston-area merchants in the early 19th century wanted to transport goods directly west but couldn't, while Western Massachusetts and upper New York state travelers were stymied in their travels east....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Thu November 07, 2019
Looking Back: Cardi Corporation
The Cardi Corporation of Warwick, R.I., celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. The highly successful firm was founded in 1968. It is the largest highway heavy civil contractor in R.I. as well as one of the largest in New England....
Wilson Ring - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 07, 2019
Vermont Looks to Remember Farmer Who Refused to Sell Land for Interstate 91
ASCUTNEY, Vt. (AP) A symbol of progress overtaking the state's agricultural past — a tree that once shaded a farm now largely buried beneath Interstate 91 — is dying and must be cut down....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Tue October 15, 2019
Looking Back: Rogers Bros. Corporation
The Rogers Bros. Corporation is in its 114 year of manufacturing trailers. Today, company president, Jay Kulyk, is a 4th generation member of the Rogers family. The company was founded in 1905 at Albion, Pa., by his maternal great-grandfather, Louis Rogers with two brothers, Charles and Hugh....
CEG - Mon October 14, 2019
HCEA Holds Annual Convention, Old Equipment Expo
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) held its annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition Sept. 13 to 15. The event, which is conducted at various locations throughout the United States and Canada, returned to the association's headquarters facility in Bowling Green, Ohio, for 2019....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Mon September 16, 2019
Looking Back: J. F. White Contracting Company
J. F. White Contracting Company of Framingham, Mass., was founded in 1924 by Joseph F. White Sr. specializing in foundation excavation and hauling. When White's sons, Tom, Joe Jr. and John returned from WWII they joined the firm and it grew into one of the largest highway heavy civil construction companies in Boston, Mass....
ALDOT - Thu September 05, 2019
ALDOT Hopes to Find New Home for Historic Bridges
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is planning to replace four bridges, three of which have been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. For various reasons, preservation in place of these structures is not feasible....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 15, 2019
Historic Birmingham Department Store Reimagined as Living Space
A long-abandoned department store is undergoing a dramatic transformation in Birmingham, Ala. Once complete, the faded structure found at the intersection of Second Avenue North and 18th Street will house almost four dozen condominiums and be christened New Ideal Lofts....
Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Thu August 15, 2019
Looking Back: Nello Teer Grades Difficult Highway in Pennsylvania
Work on the $3.6 million Constitutional Boulevard project in Aliquippa, Pa. began in January 1955. The slide prone area was the infamous scene of a historic tragedy on Dec. 22, 1942, at 5:12 P.M. when an estimated 1,200 ton avalanche of rock slide down the hillside and crushed a bus killing 22 passengers....
