Reply to "A prototype for everything: steel crossties on real railways"

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MNCW posted:
Here is more on the benefits of steel ties:
http://www.narstco.com/benefits.html
The first line mentions:
The estimated life of a steel tie is presently set at 50 years.
I didn't really see anything that mentions rust as an issue. Wouldn't rust be a problem in especially very humid climates?
Tom

I suspect rust wouldn't be any more of an issue than it is for regular rails, tie plates, rail fastenings, etc.

It's interesting to note that modern steel ties don't need tie plates and the cant for the rails is built in to the shape of the steel crosstie. But the rails would need to be insulated from the steel ties for conventional signalling systems.

The banner photo on their web site shows steel ties with different profiles in the same track. Apparently they make various types with different ratings for different applications.

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