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* "Tie-plates", <i>[[The Miniature Locomotive]]</i>, May-June 1953 | * "Tie-plates", <i>[[The Miniature Locomotive]]</i>, May-June 1953 | ||
* [http://epstores.com/EP-Store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18&zenid=3a2859787a061ed43b58c77b500e06d1 Plastic Railroad Tie Plates, <i>Enterprise Plastics Inc</i>] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:17, 28 October 2014
The thin plates of steel between the rails and the ties are called tie-plates. Their purpose is to provide the rail with a uniformly firm foundation and to prevent the rail from cutting into the ties under the heavy impact of trains. They prolong the life of the ties.
Kadee Quality Products
See Kadee Quality Products Inc tie-plates.
References
- "Tie-plates", The Miniature Locomotive, May-June 1953
- Plastic Railroad Tie Plates, Enterprise Plastics Inc