Infrastructure...upgrade our RRs!

These images are from a major Northeast commuter rail system, where trains run daily.
Ballast gone, spikes coming up and loose.
Does not say much for America’s rail network.
Does not say much for our country’s touted infrastructure.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Those sleepers look as if buried in more mud than ballast, a recipe for decay despite the timber-preservative.

soar2newhighs

@ArishMell I’d say those ties have been there for a good number of years. I think they still replace wooden ties with new creosote soaked ties But concrete ties are on many rail lines. When and if these get replaced, who knows.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@soar2newhighs It looks from your photo as if replacement work has started, judging by the trenches around them. Or was it just patching-up work?

soar2newhighs

@ArishMell Good point. Not sure but if things look better soon I’ll post on it.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@soar2newhighs It'll be interesting to see!