09-07-2010, 10:11 AM
That's a good argument to spill it actually Tin Goat. Ballast rolls down hill. I imagine even if a MOW Crew was pouring some fresh ballast any excess by default would spill on to the walkway. Even if someone did come by to shovel it back onto the track, the resulting train activity would shake the bridge like a concrete vibrator and cause the ballast to settle and spill down onto the walk way. So even if the ballast were not on the walkway initially, I doubt it would stay clear of it for long.