SANTA FE INSTALLS RECONSTITUTED TIES

Santa Fe Railroad is installing fabricated creosoted ties made of old tie chips compressed with resin. The 9-ft. ties weigh 265 lbs. 940 ties are being tested under various road service conditions.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 39
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Plastics; Railroad ties; Recycling; Wood ties
• Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
• Old TRIS Terms: Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138313
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1976 12:00AM