Yikes - there's some serious concrete reprofiling going on at R&T Park station!
I had noticed a steadily-growing mound of concrete at the South end of the platform, from the trail... but it didn't occur to me that it was actually coming from the platform itself.
On the West side of the platform (Southbound/Gauntlet tracks), a long ditch is being carved out, starting at the South end, heading North. It's almost to the end of the platform now.
On the East side of the platform (Northbound), block-shaped sections are being chipped out, at non-regular intervals.
Unrelated to the above work, while I was there, I thought I'd take a photo of the connection at the North end of the platform, to the Philip-side development. I think they'll have to replace the track ties here, with wider ones, to accommodate the deck plates that are typically used at crossings.
I had noticed a steadily-growing mound of concrete at the South end of the platform, from the trail... but it didn't occur to me that it was actually coming from the platform itself.
On the West side of the platform (Southbound/Gauntlet tracks), a long ditch is being carved out, starting at the South end, heading North. It's almost to the end of the platform now.
On the East side of the platform (Northbound), block-shaped sections are being chipped out, at non-regular intervals.
Unrelated to the above work, while I was there, I thought I'd take a photo of the connection at the North end of the platform, to the Philip-side development. I think they'll have to replace the track ties here, with wider ones, to accommodate the deck plates that are typically used at crossings.