CamTran says one set of sheave wheels has been machined and polished and will be taken to another shop for measuring checks ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Johnstown inclined plane rehabilitation project is coming to a close and CamTran is currently hoping to reopen it next year. In an update on Monday from CamTran ...

The sheave wheels are used to help pull the car up the tracks, and an issue with how they were manufactured was one of the many delays in the project.

Static sheave balance is defined by MPTA as “one plane or static balance.” MPTA states, “A rotating body is said to be in static balance (sometimes called standing balance) when its center of gravity ...

Mining sheave wheels fabricated using the casting methodology are stronger than their welded counterparts, extending the life span of mining shafts and allowing that sheave wheels be custom-made ...

Faster elevators are gearless; the sheave is coupled directly. Either way, the machinery typically fills an entire room above or beside the top of the shaft, ...

Project officials say the other set of sheave wheels and rims were removed this week and are at a shop in preparation for work to be done on them. The rehabilitation project is expected to be ...