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Brendan Barry
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Tie delivery
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August 06, 2017, 05:13:31 PM »
The museum had 1200 ties delivered a couple of weeks ago. Some of the ties are being used as temporary cribbing for the shop project and one flatcar load has been delivered to T.O.M. so far.
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United Timber Bridge Workers, Local 1894, Alna, ME
Bob Holmes
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Conductor
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Re: Tie delivery
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August 06, 2017, 05:56:10 PM »
Out of curiosity, how many ties are need say for 1000 feet of track?
Thanks.
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Brendan Barry
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Re: Tie delivery
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August 06, 2017, 06:06:06 PM »
Quote from: Bob Holmes on August 06, 2017, 05:56:10 PM
Out of curiosity, how many ties are need say for 1000 feet of track?
Thanks.
500 ties for a 1000 feet. The ties are laid on 2 foot centers.
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United Timber Bridge Workers, Local 1894, Alna, ME
John Kokas
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Supervisor
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Re: Tie delivery
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August 06, 2017, 06:44:25 PM »
Looking at that cribbing all I could think of is a giant Jenga puzzle game. Play with the grandkids all the time.
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Bill Baskerville
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Inspector
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Re: Tie delivery
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August 06, 2017, 07:17:38 PM »
Start calls it the Jenga stack all the time.
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