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stevejb123

January 19, 2010 08:42PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Tie spacing has changed over the years. According to an 1876 engineering guide from the Hartford Providence and Fishkill (std ga) tie spacing was 30" (roughly 2000 per mile), and at that only 1 tie in 4 was spiked on straightaways, 1 in 3 on broad curves, and 1 in 2 on sharp curves. ties were untreated.

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Narrow Gauge Tie Size and Spacing	stanames	January 16, 2010 06:09AM
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