Wednesday 10/10, There was a piece of track equipment at the mouth of tunnel on the track that is not used (only inspected). Also, some work being done between Bagley St and Vernor, all while the overpass on Bagley is under construction.
Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork by tcamp7837, on Flickr
15th St Trackwork by tcamp7837, on Flickr
15th St, Michigan Line by tcamp7837, on Flickr
15th S Trackwork by tcamp7837, on Flickr
Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
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Re: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
Are those intentional "derails" in the third photo? Or leftover switches from an earlier era?
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Those are intentional. They are pretty much standard on any border crossing. US Customs not only has them at Port Huron, but also at the Soo.iandt wrote:Are those intentional "derails" in the third photo? Or leftover switches from an earlier era?
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Re: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
Wouldn't want to let anybody escape to Canada without permission!trainjunkie47 wrote:Those are intentional. They are pretty much standard on any border crossing. US Customs not only has them at Port Huron, but also at the Soo.iandt wrote:Are those intentional "derails" in the third photo? Or leftover switches from an earlier era?
Re: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
Any formal documentation on the details of what's going on, here? Are they simply replacing track/major repairs?
Re: Detroit River Tunnel Trackwork
The rail border tunnels are below adjacent track. Derails protect against runaways.iandt wrote:Are those intentional "derails" in the third photo? Or leftover switches from an earlier era?