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King City GO is essentially in the middle of a marsh - that is probably why. The water table is likely really high, meaning tunnels aren't practical.
King City GO is essentially in the middle of a marsh - that is probably why. The water table is likely really high, meaning tunnels aren't practical.
410/409 Rail Tunnel on the Kitchener line.
The only way to get the 4th track in401/409 tunnel?
Yeah, I get that......was pointing out a typo.The only way to get the 4th track in
Not directly a GO project, but the Bellville underpass on the lower Don Trail is wrapping up construction and features re-laying part of the Metrolinx Don Branch where the underpass was built - here are some pictures! The line looks very grown-in, but with chatter about VIA using the line for their HFR project, maybe it won't be this way for long!
Interesting to see restored track that just leads into the bush. I assumed they just relayed the existing rail?
Thats what I'd assume. Yeah, its weird to see clear track then a wall of bushes haha.
The comments at that link are not to be missed.
I was just thinking similar. There might be wording in TC regs that requires the track be kept in a certain state so that it doesn't lose status. At some point the roots will deform the ballast and complicate future use. What will be telling is if they do remove the overgrowth so the line can be back into usable status. I can't see them having done this work without it at least being potentially usable for MoW, emergency or special moves before ribbon track installed. Are the switches intact at either end?I does seem wierd that the track was carefully replaced and ballasted, when it's bolted rail that will have to be torn out and replaced with CWR before ML runs anything through here. Are they actually maintaining this line in hi-railable, if not train-capable condition?
- Paul
The info from the City on the trail's potential (and long-overdue!) reopening says: "The rail line above the new Belleville trail underpass has been replaced, which is a Metrolinx requirement for potential future use of the rail corridor " It does seem VERY odd as the rest of the track is clearly in need of repair and I think the High-Level Bridge @ Brickworks has been condemned (for trains anyway.)I guess they can't just restore overgrown vegetation in a day's work. Agree, it is weird.