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2. Railway Tie Association - Wikipedia

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   Railroad development kept pace with the expanding frontier in the United States after the American Civil War, creating a burgeoning need for new railroad ties. Every mile of track required about 2,500-3,500 crossties. Trains became heavier and faster and the railroads found it was less expensive to add more ties per mile than to buy heavier ...

3. Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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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. Generally 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 ...

4. Concrete sleeper - Wikipedia

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   Concrete sleepers Concrete sleeper tie on the BNSF Railway in La Crosse, Wisconsin. A concrete sleeper (British English) or concrete tie (American English) is a type of railway sleeper or railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete.

5. Cleanup of pollution from Springfield railroad tie facility ...

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   The facility at 2800 W. High St. treated railroad ties from 1907 until 2004. The ties were treated with creosote — a mixture of chemicals that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ...

6. Galesburg Yard - Wikipedia

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   View towards the southwest of the tracks of the exit group, which enclose the directional harp (48 tracks) on the west side. In 1995, the BN merged with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to form today's BNSF Railway (Burlington Northern Santa Fe), which expanded the Galesburg Yard several times due to its importance for the newly created network, while retaining the existing layout of ...

7. Portland and Western Railroad - Wikipedia

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   The Portland and Western Railroad (reporting mark PNWR) is a 516-mile (830 km) Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The PNWR includes a subsidiary, the Willamette and Pacific Railroad (reporting mark WPRR).