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Posted by R46 5636 on Fri Sep 17 14:49:31 2021, in response to How much ballast remains?, posted by gbs on Fri Sep 17 03:20:46 2021. Some parts of the Express tracks along BMT Broadway seem to be ballast still. The entire (or at least parts of the) Dyre line is too I believe, even the "underground" Pelham Pkwy Sta.The Brighton line along Flatbush (7 Ave to Prospect) seems to still be mostly ballast, as well as the Prospect Park Station itself. Interesting mention of the 7 along Queens Blvd, as the section between 33rd and 46th is still all jointed rail from the last installation probably from the 80s despite being on concrete. Still interesting to hear the click-clack of jointed rail along that section when so many others of the same have been replaced by CWR. The NB Local track at 34 Herald Square (6 Ave) was distinctly all jointed rail until a weekend or two ago, now all CWR (although concrete, this was one of the last spots in the system with no extra space between the rails on the trackbed which was an original 30's IND feature. Forest Hills - 71 was the only other spot I can think that used to be the same). |
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