Plastic Ties

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BR60103

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From: Guelph, Ont.
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Plastic Ties

Posted by BR60103 on Thursday, December 5, 2002 9:02 PM

Today's newswire says that Union Pacific is ordering plastic ties for the railroad.

Just puts them about 50 years behind us modellers, eh?

(Anyone have a date for the first plastic tied model railway track?)
--David

--David

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 6, 2002 9:15 AM

I just wonder if after 50 years we'll be able to recycle them !!

Regards,

R.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 6, 2002 11:12 AM

Wonder if the ties will melt when crews weld rail joints to replace bad sections of rail?

Paul Schmidt
Contributing Editor
Trains.com

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 6, 2002 3:48 PM

Maybe they will use prototype rail joiners like the ones Atals makes for HO scale.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:22 AM

If the rails do melt, can they call it "weathering" ??
Icemanmike - Milwaukee

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