STS Steel has removed and upgraded the final American Locomotive Company (ALCO) DC overhead shop crane at the Schenectady Plant, replacing it with new AC cranes.
This removal marks the end of over a century of service for the crane, which has operated at the site since 1919.
Over its operational lifespan, the crane lifted components for locomotive frames, Erie Canal Lock gates, military tanks during the Second World War, as well as materials for a variety of building, airport, water structure, and bridge projects.
Based in Schenectady, New York, STS Steel was established in 1984, initially focusing on structural steel and plate fabrication for small and medium-sized projects.
In 1989, the company moved its operations to the 62,000ft² building originally built by American Locomotive for heavy locomotive fabrication.
The facility, equipped with a 125t lifting capacity, allowed STS Steel to handle larger and heavier orders, including requirements for Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel.
The firm’s work on infrastructure such as bridges and lock gates has informed its approach to plate fabrication for architectural and structural projects in the building sector.
STS Steel also holds certification from the American Institute of Steel Construction for steel building structures, advanced steel bridges, and hydraulic steel structures, including endorsements for fracture-critical and sophisticated paint applications that meet Society for Protective Coatings standards.
