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Re: Best Article I've Read on Reasons to Reactivate the Rockaway Beach Line |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue May 8 18:48:53 2012, in response to Re: Best Article I've Read on Reasons to Reactivate the Rockaway Beach Line, posted by ClearAspect on Tue May 8 16:24:17 2012. That's all well and good, but they are inspected for integrity from being a danger, not for if they are capable of handling heavy trains every 10 minutes. And if the concrete is compromised, the bridge has to be dismantled and rebuilt. Furthermore, the roots have to be removed from the entire ROW. They can't just cut them down. All the wood UNDER ground has to be removed, as if they don't, it will create sinkholes as the roots eventually rot. |
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