11-06-2016, 04:40 PM
I took quite a look at a large chunk of the southern part of the line on Friday - I finally have time to post it all!
Starting at Ottawa and Mill... they've taken a very curious approach to the southbound track at Ottawa. For the time being (presumably over the coming winter), the track is completely buried under the asphalt - no deck plates like the freight track gets.
![[Image: HnG2zvj.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/HnG2zvj.jpg)
Mill station platform work was busy.
![[Image: jQa7UDy.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/jQa7UDy.jpg)
A bit up the line Borden-ward is a street called Grenville Avenue. It's always had a walking path down to the intersection; hopefully that is retained - there is a suitable gap between the fence blocking of the track and the property fences.
![[Image: uVDq0dU.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/uVDq0dU.jpg)
Closer to Borden, the sleepered track will be transitioning to embedded - eventually. I've yet to see any of those transitions completed, but a lot of it is in place.
![[Image: YDVd4qF.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/YDVd4qF.jpg)
![[Image: KDheTwS.png]](http://i.imgur.com/KDheTwS.png)
Starting at Ottawa and Mill... they've taken a very curious approach to the southbound track at Ottawa. For the time being (presumably over the coming winter), the track is completely buried under the asphalt - no deck plates like the freight track gets.
Mill station platform work was busy.
A bit up the line Borden-ward is a street called Grenville Avenue. It's always had a walking path down to the intersection; hopefully that is retained - there is a suitable gap between the fence blocking of the track and the property fences.
Closer to Borden, the sleepered track will be transitioning to embedded - eventually. I've yet to see any of those transitions completed, but a lot of it is in place.