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To: KC_Lion

Where’s Chet99 when we need him?

HE would tell us what went wrong.


9 posted on 05/13/2015 10:46:35 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility.)
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Well, I can’t speak to the section of track north of Philadelphia, but the section of “high-speed” track north of NYC has STILL not been upgraded with cement ties!

This is important because cement ties — unlike wooden ties — do not permit their “spikes” to get loose and wobbly, and therefore keep the steel rails “in place”.

Strangely enough, the low-speed tracks that bring commuters home did have their wooden ties replaced with cement ties.

“Beautification” of the commuter stations seems to have plenty of money.


33 posted on 05/13/2015 11:09:51 AM PDT by pfony1 (Let's welcome some Democrat congressmen into the Republican party and OVERRIDE!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well, I can’t speak to the section of track north of Philadelphia, but the section of “high-speed” track north of NYC has STILL not been upgraded with cement ties!

This is important because cement ties — unlike wooden ties — do not permit their “spikes” to get loose and wobbly, and therefore keep the steel rails “in place”.

Strangely enough, the low-speed tracks that bring commuters home did have their wooden ties replaced with cement ties.

“Beautification” of the commuter stations seems to have plenty of money.


34 posted on 05/13/2015 11:11:40 AM PDT by pfony1 (Let's welcome some Democrat congressmen into the Republican party and OVERRIDE!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Where’s Chet99 when we need him?

HE would tell us what went wrong.


Chet was Pit Bulls. Willie Green was trains.
68 posted on 05/13/2015 12:32:54 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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