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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Geoff Mayo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by smitty195: [qb] Thank you for that link, Henry. Those are the best (worst) pictures I've seen yet. I knew that they got slammed, but I honestly didn't know it was THIS bad. I'm not expert, but in looking at those pictures, that's not something that gets fixed in a week. I am guessing that NJT will be out of service for weeks---easily. Look at the rail head that got covered with salt water---it's all rusty! I don't think that means they have to replace it, does it? They can just run trains over it and the rust will come right off---I think? But all of the switches and electronics are trashed. This is a huge job they've got a head of them. WOW! [/qb][/QUOTE]Rusty rails aren't a problem. They go rusty overnight in the UK and, as you say, the next train over will just knock it right off. Sometimes there is a problem with light vehicles not giving enough contact to operate the track circuits but light weight is rarely a problem in the US. While the electronics could well be fubar, they can at least run a rudimentary service for a while. Again, referring to the UK here, practice would be to clip and scotch the points in one particular position, usually the "normal" position, but whatever suits the layout. For example, if you had two tracks coming in from Newark, two going out to Connecticut, then you end up with two usable platforms at Penn Station - it's plain lined all the way from the Hudson to the East River. Obviously the capacity is severely limited in that situation - but gets you at least a basic through service. For example, your regular service could run from Newark southwards, with a shuttle service that simply runs from somewhere convenient north/east of NY Penn station, through NY Penn station, and out to Newark, and back again. A modified block working can be used with whatever signals are left working which would again limit capacity. In the meantime, work can go on to restore key switches and signals so the number of available platforms slowly increases, and likewise the capacity. I'm pretty sure the interlocking there is an electronic variety which is usually far simpler and quicker to replace than a relay interlocking. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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