Railroad tracks installed on Amtrak ’s Harrisburg Line between Harrisburg and Lancaster as early as the 1950s are being replaced as part of aThe project, which started on March 15 in Lancaster, will replace 43 miles of rails, representing “nearly 100% of the rail” in the territory, install 113,000 concrete ties — which are used to connect rail tracks — and clean/renew 226,500 feet of gravel ballast.
About 220 people are working on the railroad tracks stretched over a 2-mile distance. About 50 pieces of equipment are being used for the work. Crews are prepping the ties, installing the ties, putting the rail in, surfacing the track and doing the undercutting. The wood ties currently used in the region only have an estimated lifespan of 25 years. The new concrete ties are expected to last 60 years.
Train service operates normally before 8 a.m. and after 4 p.m., but between those times no Keystone trains are operating on this stretch. Service runs at normal times all day Friday through Sunday. During lunchtime Monday through Thursday, the Pennsylvanian, which operates between Pittsburgh and New York City, goes through — one train in each direction.
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