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Class 1 Railroad Installations

Industry Application

TieTek™ Ties - Class I Railroad Installations

Railroads replace millions of wood crossties each year because they are experiencing an acceleration of wood tie deterioration and tie replacement. Several factors have contributed to the railroads’ need to replace ties. The following factors, together with the growing sensitivity to the use of toxics preservatives, have created a high interest in TieTek™ ties:

Increasing rail traffic
Faster train speeds
Heavier loads per car
Less availability of old growth hardwood trees

TieTek™ Ties - Transit Rail Installations

TieTek™ composite ties are increasingly accumulating traffic in mass transit applications. In transit rail, TieTek™ tie performance has been proven to show:

Reduction of noise
Reduction of vibration
Better lateral stability than wood ties
Abrasion resistance
Low electrical conductivity
Long life-cycle (40 plus years)
Environmentally attractive

TieTek Ties - Bridge Installations

TieTek™ ties are in use on various heavy-load bridge applications. Some current bridge applications include:

Concrete supported bridges with ballast
Girder bridges on steel beams without ballast