Metro-North Continues Work To Improve Harlem Line Tracks

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Some repairs to the Metro-North Railroad tracks in the Bronx have been completed, while a new phase of track work is planned to begin Aug. 12, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced.

Repairs are being made to about six miles of railroad track used by the New Haven and Harlem lines.
Photo Credit: *Courtesy of MTA Metro-North Railroad*

Crews have welded rail joints, installed new insulated joints, and installed new fencing.
Photo Credit: *Courtesy of MTA Metro-North Railroad*

Crews have removed 639 concrete ties and installed 769 new wood ties.
Photo Credit: *Courtesy of MTA Metro-North Railroad*

by The Daily Voice

08/06/2013 4:50 a.m.

Repairs are being made to about six miles of track – used by the New Haven Line and Harlem Line – in the Bronx, between Melrose and Woodlawn. Track work for this project, known as the Bronx Right-of-Way Improvements Program, began July 1.

So far, crews have excavated and removed 400 cubic yards of mud (that had caused poor drainage along the tracks); removed 639 concrete ties; installed 769 new wood ties; installed 385 tons of new stone ballast; and trenched 3,570 feet of the shoulder adjacent to the track. Crews also welded rail joints, installed new insulated joints, and installed new fencing. Large amounts of debris, garbage and graffiti were also removed from railroad property.

“The extensive program of work is being undertaken one track at a time, requiring that the track being fixed is taken out of service continuously in order to accomplish the improvements as quickly and efficiently as possible,” the MTA said on its website.

The Right-of-Way Improvements Program will restore the high reliability of Metro-North train service through this important section of the railroad and improve your commute, the MTA website said.

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