by SwingMan
NYAR brought out the NTC machine this morning on the RS-50, as well as 10 concrete tie cars and other assorted cars for the upcoming projects.
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MattAmity90 wrote:I reread the blurb; it appears that Bethpage and Farmingdale passengers will also be bused for these weekends with KO trains cancelled in their entirety, unclear as to outage limits.Amtrak7 wrote:Buses replace trains east of Farmingdale for all weekends in January to advance this project.That's fantastic to know, hope they break out the NTC (New Track Construction) behemoth!
It is official that all 12 grade crossings that had to be converted from one to track crossings are rehabilitated. Plus I did find a photo and it does show the Eastern half of Wyandanch has been razed with temporary 8-10-12 MU signs on the South side of the ROW.
Teutobergerwald wrote:The now-unused spur for the propane company in Wyandanch going to be kept in case of future need, or has it been removed as part of the double-tracking project?The rear buildings are being torn down. The front building and the spur at least to the gate still exist. Whether the spur is still attached to the ROW I don't know.
Head-end View wrote:Why would they put dwarf signals there instead of full-size ones?I can think of two possible reasons: