Tidal Train

Located in front of the City of Port Moody Civic Center, the tidal train celebrates the story of Port Moody. The artwork completes the roundhouse design of City Hall and reveals the traffic circle surrounding it to be a railway turn table. As the locomotive rotates, it celebrates the legacy of the intercontinental railway and the arrival of the sky-train. Hot-dip galvanizing was chosen as the most cost effective coating system and easily blends into the natural surroundings of the forest throughout the City of Port Moody and City Hall. At night the train illuminates and is powered by solar panels attached directly to the sculpture.

Details

Year Galvanized

2014

Award Class

Newly Complete

Award Sectors

Artistic

Environment

Suburban

Location

Port Moody, BC Canada

Reasons for Galvanizing

Coating Durability, Corrosion Performance, Life-Cycle Cost

Components Galvanized

All steel components were Galvanized.

Tonnage/Size

Steel: 2
HDG: 2

Team Members

Fabricator

Think Industries

Architect

Bruce Voyce

Owner

City Of Port Moody

Member Galvanizer(s)

Silver City Galvanizing, Inc.

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