--- In [email protected], raleigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> and he notes -
>
> Now that's good point. What good are the correct
> wheels if they run on the wrong size rail. But
> then what good is the correct size rail if the ties are not to scale.
>
> Having the correct ties is as important as having
> the correct rail. And the era makes a difference
> too as well as the area modeled. Ties in Missouri
> were often hand hewn as late as 1940. On this
> site one can learn more than needed to know about hand hewn or
'hacked' ties:
>
> http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/1996/10/40.html
>
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>From the Website in Raleigh's link above:
"An idea was born in 1832 when Robert Stevens, the president and
chief engineer of the Camden and Amboy Railroad of New Jersey, ran out
of stone blocks on which to mount the rails. As a substitute material,
ties were hand hewn from logs cut from nearby forests. Later, it was
noticed that the wood ties provided a smoother ride, and wood has now
been used for ties for over 160 years."
Such audacity and independent thinking would not be tolerated by the
fountains of infinite wisdom in the front offices, today.
Bring on them exact scale ties!
Bob Nicholson
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