Talk:Railroad tie
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Added link for ballast - it was an unlinked term previously.
Kether83 07:33, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Common
Which is the more common name?
- Railroad tie
- Sleeper
Simply south 00:47, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
- I'd go for sleeper, as it is used throughout the Commonwealth I think, whereas Railroad tie would be largely limited to America (the U.S. of). Philip J. Rayment 01:45, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Steel Sleepers
To complete this article we should perhaps have a description of steel sleepers and their use
[edit] Ties per mile
There are 5,280 feet in a mile.
This article states that railroad ties are laid at "intervals of about two feet".
This works out to roughly 2600 ties/mile.
The article states that "a typical mile of rail contains approximately 3,000 ties."
That's a big difference. Which fact is wrong?
~~ clintp
- Strictly speaking, neither. 2600 ~= 3000, when rounded to the nearest thousand. Its a matter of significant digits.
- Now, as for the answer that isn't from the science teacher side of me, I'd say the rounder number's acceptable, because the variation can be pretty great. Factors like the type of tie used, the level of use of the line, and the presence of curves or bridges can easily increase the number. So using the less specific number is probably a good idea. oknazevad 02:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
