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How Creosote-Treated Crossties Made the World’s First International Railroad Possible

How Creosote-Treated Crossties Made the World’s First International Railroad Possible

Sep 12, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History

A History of the Shortline Railroad from Montreal to Portland, Maine In the early 1800s, shipping remained the dominant way of transporting goods in the United States, yet the harsh environment of the northeast posed serious challenges to commerce. Temperatures there...
Creosote: The Tried-And-True Wood Preservative for Over a Century

Creosote: The Tried-And-True Wood Preservative for Over a Century

Sep 1, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History

Creosote-treated wood has played a major role in infrastructure thanks to “empty-cell processes.” What are these?  During the 19th century, wood could be preserved with creosote using a “full-cell” process, developed in 1838 by John Bethell. But this...
Century-Old Tracks: How Creosote Preserved a Beach Railroad Decades Beyond Its Operation

Century-Old Tracks: How Creosote Preserved a Beach Railroad Decades Beyond Its Operation

Jul 7, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History, News

More than a century ago the wooden railroad ties of the Delaware Bay and Cape May Railroad traversed the sandy beaches of the New Jersey coast. They had just one job: to transport sand to the Cape May Sand Company for manufacturing glass and construction purposes. Its...
Wood Treatment in the 20th Century: Wood Preservation Takes Off Thanks to Empty-Cell Processes

Wood Treatment in the 20th Century: Wood Preservation Takes Off Thanks to Empty-Cell Processes

Jun 13, 2022 | History, Regulation

Following a century of experimentation in treating and preserving wood for industrial and transportation purposes in the U.S., at the turn of the 20th century Max Rüping and Cuthbert Lowry developed wood pressure-treatment methods that revolutionized the industry. The...
The Bethell Process: The Foundation of the Modern Wood Preservation Industry

The Bethell Process: The Foundation of the Modern Wood Preservation Industry

Mar 6, 2022 | Benefits & Use, History

How did the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and Britain’s Industrial Revolution bring about the need for creosote-treated wood for modern infrastructure? Industrial-era wood treatment began with numerous innovations in Great Britain and took on its modern form...
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  • How Creosote-Treated Crossties Made the World’s First International Railroad Possible
  • Creosote: The Tried-And-True Wood Preservative for Over a Century
  • Century-Old Tracks: How Creosote Preserved a Beach Railroad Decades Beyond Its Operation
  • Wood Treatment in the 20th Century: Wood Preservation Takes Off Thanks to Empty-Cell Processes
  • The Bethell Process: The Foundation of the Modern Wood Preservation Industry

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