The 250-ton machine can assemble up to 1,000 feet of track per hour (500 ties) in ideal conditions, at over one mile of track per day.
Metro-North replaces nearly 100K rail ties during track renewal work
Since May 2013, Metro-North workers have replaced 97,961 ties, laid 16.5 miles of continuous welded rails, rebuilt 88 switches, renewed and/or upgraded 32 railroad crossings, and performed 2,905 welds on joints that connect stretches of track with one another.
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