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Passenger wrote:Was the ballast really not replaced all that time?Having regularly observed Dan Ryan operations between 1993 and 2005 (and infrequently after that), I don't think I ever saw a ballast train out there. That said, I'm sure there were touch-up jobs when needed, otherwise the whole line would have been mud by now. From the way they make it sound, the underlying drainage system defects would have necessitated ripping everything out, anyways.
EricL wrote:That said, I'm sure there were touch-up jobs when needed, otherwise the whole line would have been mud by now. From the way they make it sound, the underlying drainage system defects would have necessitated ripping everything out, anyways.I would not expect mud ... but the ballast being pulvarized into dust over time is a possibility. There has been some work done (lanes were taken from the Dan Ryan for some of it) - but the complete overhall was a good idea.