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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...
Railway Tie Association Appoints Dr. Nathan Irby as Executive Director

Railway Tie Association Appoints Dr. Nathan Irby as Executive Director

Sep 2, 2021 | News

The Railway Tie Association (RTA) recently announced that Nathan (Nate) Irby, Ph.D. has been appointed as its new executive director. The RTA was organized 102 years ago to promote the economical and environmentally sound use of wood crossties. Dr. Irby has most...
History, Use & Health Effects Of Creosote: Article in RTA’s Crossties Magazine

History, Use & Health Effects Of Creosote: Article in RTA’s Crossties Magazine

Sep 1, 2020 | Benefits & Use, History, Industrial Revolution, News, North American Expansion

The Railway Tie Association’s Crossties magazine recently published the article, “History, Use & Health Effects Of Creosote” by Stephen T. Smith. The article reviews how creosote-preserved wood has been used for over 200 years, remaining an...

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  • What Is Coal-Tar Creosote Used in Wooden Infrastructure?
  • Railways and Crossties Connect Baseball and Fruit to America

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