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* [http://epstores.com/EP-Store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16 Plastic Railroad Tie, <i>Enterprise Plastics Inc</i>] | * [http://epstores.com/EP-Store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16 Plastic Railroad Tie, <i>Enterprise Plastics Inc</i>] | ||
* [http://discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/05/05.html "Cement Ties", <i>DiscoverLiveSteam.com</i>] | * [http://discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/05/05.html "Cement Ties", <i>DiscoverLiveSteam.com</i>] | ||
* "Concrete Ties", Ed Archer, [[Modeltec]], December 1991 | |||
Revision as of 14:56, 5 December 2014
A railroad tie/railway tie/crosstie (North America), or railway sleeper (Europe, Australia & Asia) 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 gauge.
See also Tie plates.
External Links
- "Railroad tie", Wikipedia
- Plastic Railroad Tie, Enterprise Plastics Inc
- "Cement Ties", DiscoverLiveSteam.com
- "Concrete Ties", Ed Archer, Modeltec, December 1991