Historical Construction Projects

HCEA - Mon January 27, 2020

Looking Back: Cranes From the 1950s

Construction Equipment Guide takes a lookback at Cranes at work during the 1950's...

Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Thu January 16, 2020

Looking Back at Construction in New England From the Mid 20th Century

A look back at contractors building up New England infrastructure. ...

HCEA - Thu December 19, 2019

Historical Mini and Compact Equipment

Here is a look at a selection of historical mini and compact equipment. All images were taken at Annual Conventions and Old Equipment Expositions of the Historical Construction Equipment Association....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 11, 2019

Historic Bridges Up for Sale in Missouri

As the owner of Main Street Museum in Owensville, Mo., developer John Paul Quick has collected an assortment of antique treasures, ranging from Rudolph Valentino's 1901 Pullman car to a 50-ft. fully functioning Ferris wheel....

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....