As we make our
way across the trestle, once notices that the track ballast in this area
is in fairly good shape. Just ahead, the line continues to curve
in a southwest direction. Train speeds are regulated to no more than
10 miles per hour along the route.
Looking northeast
at the factory that we just passed through. Many of the factories
in this area are two to three story low-rise buildings.
The at-grade
street railroad street crossing is nothing more than an asphalt surface,
with none of the traditional metal plates that usually buffer the street
pavement with the railroad tracks.
Another interesting
fact about the at-grade rail-crossing in this area: there are no crossing
gates, railroad crossing signs, or painted railroad crossing marks on the
pavement to indicate that one will be approaching an at-grade railroad
crossing! When trains travel along this route, flagmen stand along
the rail crossings and warn traffic of the impending train.
The right-of-way
gets very narrow in this area. Some of the rail ties are washed-out
in this area, as dirt covers the tracks. Garbage lines the parameter
of the right-of-way.
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