BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD TEST OF TREATED WOODEN CROSS TIES-GERMANTOWN TO BARNESVILLE, MD

Red Oak, White Oak, and mixed hardwood railroad ties were treated with five different preservatives, and then installed under a section of Baltimore and Ohio track. They were inspected and tested for 38 years. Although various conditions such as drainage, support, and minor derailment damage affected the results, it was concluded that the mixed hardwoods outlast the oaks from one to 12 average years.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1968-2

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 537-542
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 69 N
  • Issue Number: 612
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad ties; Wood ties
• Old TRIS Terms: Tie renewal; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052272
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM