CREOSOTE CROSSTIES

Review is made of the history of the development of pressure treatments for crossties from the early nineteen hundreds to date, and the effective increase of tie life that resulted.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Tie Association

  314 North Broadway
  St Louis, MO  United States  63102
• Authors:
  • Bescher, R H
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 11
• Serial:
  • Crossties
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Railway Tie Association
  • ISSN: 0097-4536

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Creosote; Railroad ties; Service life; Wood preservatives; Wood ties
• Old TRIS Terms: Creosoting; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167499
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation Library
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM