02-20-2017, 10:04 PM
2/2 - Monday, February 20, 2017
Block Line station. It's hard to tell, but this platform is very, very steep! It's most noticeable when driving by on Courtland.
Hayward is a beast. Pinned with embedded track curves at either end, it's ballasted track, with two deck-plate crossings. I really can't help but wonder why they didn't just make this entire stretch embedded. Trucking in a tamper here every time they need to do some touch-up alignment on this short segment is going to be a real pain in the butt.
Huron Spur, from Hayward.
Huron Spur, from the end of Overland. I know it looks like I took this from inside the tunnel - I assure you, I didn't! Just zoomed in from the turnaround loop there at the end of the road.
Huron Spur, looking back toward Hayward.
Block Line station. It's hard to tell, but this platform is very, very steep! It's most noticeable when driving by on Courtland.
Hayward is a beast. Pinned with embedded track curves at either end, it's ballasted track, with two deck-plate crossings. I really can't help but wonder why they didn't just make this entire stretch embedded. Trucking in a tamper here every time they need to do some touch-up alignment on this short segment is going to be a real pain in the butt.
Huron Spur, from Hayward.
Huron Spur, from the end of Overland. I know it looks like I took this from inside the tunnel - I assure you, I didn't! Just zoomed in from the turnaround loop there at the end of the road.
Huron Spur, looking back toward Hayward.