FAR NORTH LINE OPTS FOR PLASTIC TIE PLATES THROUGHOUT

Decision for the track modernization project at White Pass & Yukon made on basis of economy following two years of testing on heavy grades and sharp curves is discussed. The entire length of this single-track, narrow-gage (3 ft) line, 110 miles long will be laid with Koppers high-density polyethylene tie plates.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-25
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Applied mechanics; Ethylene resins; Modernization; Narrow gage track; Plastics; Polymers; Railroad facilities; Railroad ties; Structural mechanics; Tie plates; Track components
• Uncontrolled Terms: Polyethylene
• Old TRIS Terms: Plastic tie plates; Structural application; Track ties
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173407
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM