On Nov. 19-20, North County transit District crews will replace railroad ties along the COASTER track in the Del Mar, Calif., area. After the new ties are placed, train traffic will slow for 24 hours to allow the track to settle and stabilize. A few days later, a large truck will travel by rail to carry away the old ties.

Throughout both nights, several pieces of heavy machinery will navigate the track as part of the tie removal and replacement process. This work is done at night to alleviate disruption to daytime rail schedules. NCTD assures the work will be completed as quickly as possible.

This project is part of a normal cycle of railroad maintenance, which includes the periodic replacement of aging wooden ties before they fail to hold the rails in alignment. As many as 10,000 ties will be replaced along the COASTER corridor by mid-December. Some of these NCTD ties have been in place since the mid 1920s. 

The North County Transit District is a public transportation agency providing 12 million passenger trips annually throughout North San Diego County and into downtown San Diego. NCTD's system includes BREEZE buses, COASTER commuter trains, SPRINTER light rail trains, and LIFT paratransit service.