Any idea what prompted the humongous tie changing project on the Main/Bergen line last year? Were all or most of the ties changed? I have seen huge piles of old ties that were stored in Glen Rock, not far from the main shopping area
. But to my untrained eyes, the ties did not look too bad. No one can feel any difference with the new ties. In fact, they lengthened the schedule on the BC line by a couple of minutes after this works was done.
I would've thought NJT should've done something about the ridiculous flooding in Hoboken terminal tracks in high tide after rains. This February, given another foot or so of water the whole terminal could've been closed...