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Date: 06/22/17 17:13
dumb question
Author: LandN1971

How many cross ties are in a mile????????????

JLSeale

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Date: 06/22/17 17:29
Re: dumb question
Author: NSDTK

Variable by railroad and tie type. Central of Georgia had more ties per miles Than the Southern railroad did.

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Date: 06/22/17 17:33
Re: dumb question
Author: L231

For one railroad. Ties @ 21" or 3017 ties = 1 mile

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Date: 06/22/17 18:16
Re: dumb question
Author: czephyr17

A western railroad I am familiar with uses a wood tie standard for higher traffic main lines of 19" centers, which would be 3,250 ties per mile. The same railroad uses a 24" standard for concrete ties (2,640 per mile).

Of course many branch lines or lower density main lines had wider spacing between ties.

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Date: 06/22/17 19:56
Re: dumb question
Author: JLinDE

Not a dumb Q by any means. I have nothing to contribute to this thread, but a lot of knowledgeable folks are on here, so just wait for the responses.....

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Date: 06/24/17 11:20
Re: dumb question
Author: VunderBob

L231 Wrote:
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> For one railroad. Ties @ 21" or 3017 ties = 1 mile

I'd like to know, what is the retail material cost of a mile of track, assuming new ties and new steel? I'd need the unit price of wood ties, stick rail, tie plate, spikes, joint bars, track bolts, and a cubic yard of ballast... Should be a straight forward spreadsheet calculation.

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