Untreated ties various woods which did not give four years service in experimental track near Carman, Illinois. These ties were laid in track near Carman, Illinois, in 1909. They were untreated, and if they had not been put in track alternately with good treated ties, they would not have given us two years of service
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable No people present in picture
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-2511
Subject
Railroad ties - Decay Decay Railroads Studies - Wood preservation Illinois Railroad ties Preservation - Wood Illinois
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