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A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Usually laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade, hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct gauge.
History of the railway track. Section of timber track from a 16th-century gold mine in Transylvania. The wagons were guided by the pronounced flange on the wooden wheels, and the narrow gauge of 480 mm (187⁄8 in) allowed the points to be altered by swinging the single switch rail. [1]
Flitch beam. A flitch beam (or flitched beam) is a compound beam used in the construction of houses, decks, and other primarily wood-frame structures. Typically, the flitch beam is made up of a vertical steel plate sandwiched between two wood beams, the three layers being held together with bolts. In that common form it is sometimes referenced ...
Michigan Central Railroad. The Michigan Central Railroad (reporting mark MC) was originally chartered in 1832 [2] to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan, and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States and the province of Ontario in Canada.
Frame and panel construction, also called rail and stile, is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes. The basic idea is to capture a 'floating' panel within a sturdy frame, as opposed to techniques used in making a slab solid wood cabinet door or ...
Western Region. Former depot code. OOC. 81A (1948-1973) [1] Old Oak Common TMD was a traction maintenance depot located west of London Paddington, in Old Oak Common. The depot codes were OC for the diesel depot and OO for the carriage shed. [3] In steam days the shed code was 81A. The depot was formerly the main facility for the storage and ...
A baluster (/ ˈbæləstər / ⓘ) is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe -turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic.
Harris’s plan largely focuses on the supply side of the problem, promising to “work with the private sector and home builders to… increase by 3 million homes by the end of my first term ...