LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE WOOD TIE

Results of the experiments conducted on the Louisville & Nashville to test dowel-laminated and glu-laminated, and capped and reinforced ties are compared with the developments at Forest Products Laboratory. A "particle board" tie, was also tested, and efforts to recycle old ties are discussed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16-19
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Laminated wood; Railroad ties; Supply; Wood; Wood ties
• Old TRIS Terms: Laminated cross ties; Wood supply; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM