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minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 个月前I read recently that recycled plastics make better railroad ties than wood does. You’d think someone would jump on that.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 个月前You have wood railroad ties? You mean the bars under the rails?
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-27 个月前Yes. And they are usually treated with creosote. Which is why you should never use them in a vegetable garden. We still don’t have high speed rail in the US.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·7 个月前Why? Do cars ride on railroad tracks now? (Yes, I am dimly aware there are also places outside the US.)
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 个月前I’d expect them to stay sane and use prestressed concrete ones like the rest of the industry. Steel might make sense in some situations.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 个月前The US and Canada apparently wanted to be special, again.
I read recently that recycled plastics make better railroad ties than wood does. You’d think someone would jump on that.
You have wood railroad ties? You mean the bars under the rails?
Yes. And they are usually treated with creosote. Which is why you should never use them in a vegetable garden.
We still don’t have high speed rail in the US.
Why? Do cars ride on railroad tracks now? (Yes, I am dimly aware there are also places outside the US.)
Always have? 🌎 🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
I’d expect them to stay sane and use prestressed concrete ones like the rest of the industry. Steel might make sense in some situations.
Do you mean the sleepers?
The US and Canada apparently wanted to be special, again.