Train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio

Trains run off the rails almost as much as SJ.com threads.

 

Yeah, train songs are great. Here ya go ...

 

Attn. @MrCreosote---massive fire at used railroad tie storage facility in NC Feb. 11.

 

I don’t get it.

 

Wood railroad ties are treated with creosote, to preserve them.

 

What about wafer thin railroad ties?

 

“Likes” for everyone!

 

I'd like to denounce myself for defending DeWine as merely “doofy” and not a problematic governor while interacting with TigerVols a few months ago.

I also defended Eric Holcomb, which probably means he’s hatching plans for Indiana to invade Michigan as we speak.

 

This is Biden’s fault too

Explosion rocks Ohio factory, scattering molten metal; 14 injured

 

Wooden ties are still used? I thought they were all concrete now? Our state just did a whole rail line with new ties. There’s a cool video on it if I can dig it up.

 

Concrete ties are generally used for heavily trafficked and/or higher speed operational areas, but they can also require more frequent replacement. Metro-North, which operates commuter rail from Grand Central to NYC's northern suburbs, was going to replace a lot of wood ties with concrete a while back only to find that the concrete ties didn't hold up as well as expected in wetter conditions. Creosote-dipped pine is a proven technology over hundreds of years.