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Ballast covering ties a no-no?
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Thanks for all the input guys. I'm going to mosey on down to the old yard below my street and really take a look at it and get some pics as well. It is a low traffic line and I'd hazard a guess and say the area has been used for railroads for maybe 100 years. Some of the sidings are hardly used at all and I can expect that weeds etc would at least carpet the ties and give it a covered appearance even if the ballast is not over the ties. But there are definitely spots where the gravel covers the ties and it's packed down pretty good. I like the tip about the couplings. Never thought of the trip pin catching in the ballast. The points of the switches were a concern. Again, thanks for all the input. I can always get an answere here on the forum.<br> <br> Rob father of Fred<br> <br>
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