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Metrolinx kicked off major construction on the East Harbor Transit Hub located in Toronto, Ontario’s, Riverdale neighborhood. The new hub aims to ease congestion and strengthen transit operations for ...
Crews are laying the station's structural foundations, which include installing reinforced concrete caissons, and ...
The Caisson Detachment escorted the remains of President Jimmy Carter in January through Washington, D.C., marking the first official time it had been used since its suspension.
But next week, caisson ceremonies will restart, with the first scheduled for Monday, June 2. “We’ll be limited [to] two services per day, with a maximum of 10 per week,” Strickland said.
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — At 6:30 a.m., the scrape of manure shovels and the shuffling of horse hooves echoed through the red-brick stable at Ft. Myer. Soldiers from the caisson detachment ...
Construction starts on the new Athletics ballpark as crews drill caissons for the foundation and grinding rock piles on the former Tropicana site on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Las Vegas. (L.E ...
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A horse-drawn caisson from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office will carry the casket of Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff Larry Henderson to its final resting place in Spring ...
This led to the closure of Caisson Detachment, formerly known as Caisson Platoon, as the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard” worked to overhaul a legacy program and pull it into the future.
The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care. The Army euthanized two horses, Mickey and Tony, and in 2023 the rest were retired to Florida. By ...
Treasure hunter Frederick Blair and his drilling operator William Chappell first encountered it in 1897 at a depth of 153 feet. It is a seven-foot-high, concrete-encased chest.
Although caisson drilling has its advantages, the expenses involved in the procedure can be quite substantial and are influenced by factors such as the depth of drilling needed and the complexity of ...