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[quote user="Richard A"] <p>Bucyrus,</p><p>Thanks for the link. Great article. So, as I said, I wouldn't want to be around or use chipped ties -- as fuel or anything else. It does beg the question though, what is to be done with all the wooden ties that are too eroded to use or that are just laying next to miles and miles of track?</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>I have seen cases where they were just left stacked to dry and wait to be consumed by the next inevitable grass fire. But for massive tie replacement projects, there must be a more concerted effort to deal with them. The article about shredding them and using them for fuel sounded like this was not without some controversy about the ultimate disposition of the creosote.</p><p>The issue of creosote in the environment raises the question of creosote emitted from ties in use. Certainly creosote must be constantly entering the ground after being washed off ties by rain. I have never heard a discussion of this issue. </p>
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