Quick question...what would a mile of track with 136lb/yard be worth? All except the ballast could be used. Anyone have a good idea?
Too many unknown variables, just a few of which are: How much head and gage wear (curves)? Access, active tracks, and other site conditions? Urban or rural? Local labor rates? Scrap (floor price) and relay rail prices in the area? Tie condition - can they be sold or must they be disposed of? CWR or jointed? What about road crossings? Etc.
- PDN.
Paul_D_North_Jr Too many unknown variables, just a few of which are: How much head and gage wear (curves)? Access, active tracks, and other site conditions? Urban or rural? Local labor rates? Scrap (floor price) and relay rail prices in the area? Tie condition - can they be sold or must they be disposed of? CWR or jointed? What about road crossings? Etc. - PDN.
Straight track, no turnouts, good relay rail, no crossings, no curves, jointed.
How many MGT?
Defects/mile/year?
OH or CC or VT?
End batter?
OTM conditions, especially the anchors and plates?
Come with bond wires? (those can be a nightmare coming from old signal territory)
4 hole or 6 hole bars/ drill pattern? (common or oddball)
No end batter, six hole bars, Class Three track, no bond wires, no defects known. All OTM in reuseable shape. Track is pristine as track goes...
As scrap, at current prices, it looks like it's worth about $45,000. Minus the cost to lift it, which I understand is usually about half the scrap value.
That doesn't include any other materials, like joint bars, spikes, etc.
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Rather surprised to see the description as 136# rail jointed. My experience is that once rail that heavy became common, and justified by heavy traffic, CWR was also generally used. Heavy rail was indeed used before CWR was widely adopted, but those rail sections may not match current designs.
John
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