by Arlington
No cutover happened (as of 4:30p Sunday) on neither track at neither end.
The new crossover might look a little more complete, but it is hard to see (to my eyes, anyway) what progress they might have made this weekend. It is definitely the case that a first layer of stone ballast has been laid now through the entire length of the project whereas last week there were still patches of graded dirt.
The new crossover is still unconnected to anything at either end. The Lowell line tracks are exactly where they have been for the last several weeks.
Long segments of rail have been dropped. The new ballast level is lower than the existing ballast level, as if they might drag the tracks and existing ballast on to the new bed when it comes time to do the cutover
The new crossover might look a little more complete, but it is hard to see (to my eyes, anyway) what progress they might have made this weekend. It is definitely the case that a first layer of stone ballast has been laid now through the entire length of the project whereas last week there were still patches of graded dirt.
The new crossover is still unconnected to anything at either end. The Lowell line tracks are exactly where they have been for the last several weeks.
Long segments of rail have been dropped. The new ballast level is lower than the existing ballast level, as if they might drag the tracks and existing ballast on to the new bed when it comes time to do the cutover
"Trying to solve congestion by making roadways wider is like trying to solve obesity by buying bigger pants."--Charles Marohn