Mine too. That's normally the process, perhaps they're not as far gone as we assumed. Haven't seen that line in person in a hot minute.
neman2 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:13 pm I took a "field trip" to Clinton today . At approximately 14:00 hours rail train dropping rail moving westbound between Sterling St and New Harbor Rd. overhead bridge in Clinton. A RJ Corman high rail pickup with torches and Corman 10 wheel boom truck following. For those of you who have scanners rail train and Corman workers are on 161.40.New 136lb. rail dropped along ROW from Burncoat Street up to Sterling, second hand mix of 136lb. and 141lb. rail from Sterling to Clinton.
I also observed that tie plates have been dropped between the existing rails, so my previous statement about ties being replaced before new rail is set may be incorrect.