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There was a creosote plant in Macon right across the street, and the RAILROAD TRACKS from the Krystal where we used to all go TO WATCH TRAINS COMING DOWN THE CENTRAL OF GEORGIA when I was in school. I'm with simon, but I must admit, I can't recall and brown qualities at all. I remember it puddling up at the bottom of telephone poles, and oozing out of cracks....always near the bottom. It does have a smell......although I kinda liked it. LMAO. To my knowledge, creosote isn't used anymore. I may be wrong on that. What I'm not wrong about is, in the late 70s, the plant I spoke of was shut down by the EPA because of soil and water contamination. To this day, there still is nothing on that property, and it is cordoned off by a high chain link fence with barbed wire on top. The plant was located right next to a public park, lake and playground. It was a really big mess. I wish I could think of something to compare the smell to, but I can't. It has a smell all it's own, and I've never smelled anything else like it. As simon pointed out, it was a preservative. It was pressure injected much like some of today's pressure treatments. It was thick. I mean REAL thick. I don't think it ever dries out completely. I can remember digging in it with a stick and breaking the top layer off, and it was still gooey inside. It had a kinda semi gloss finish...sometimes more gloss, but not totally shiny, if that makes sence. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by electrolove What color is creosote and what was it used for on the prototype? [/quote]
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