Hi Guys
My original post was to get some 125 rail to fit in the many boxes of
Miller Tie Strip I have. What I did not account was the shrink that
the Eastman Kodak Tennite II did since it was last molded in 1977.
Even the original code 126 rail (yes 126)I have from Bob Millers shop
did not fit anymore.(I was his last employee in the RR dept.) What I
found out from the 125 samples I got from 5 suppliers was 3 of the 5
were exactly the same rail. The other 2 were also the same. I examined
them under a comparative scope. The same extrusion marks etc....
Having one of the molds that made the tiestrip I took it to a local
injector to make a "short run" of the strip using a variety of
materials. The "grapefruit" spikes do not bother me at all. I prefer
to think of them as prunes. (at least at my age) What I found out was
this. Nylon was the best of the 4 for strength holding the rail down.
Styrene the worst. PVC and CPVC were bad too. Now a bit of history.
The Grand Trunk Western MOW dept "gave" Bob Miller a tie to measure.
It's one of the oldest unused ties left. Last I saw it it was at the
back of his old shop. His ties were scale as are his turnouts. The
issue I had was: I have around 100 L & R turnouts that are 125 on
scale ties. The rest of the world uses profile ties and code 100. I
did chose to use SHS code 131. A bit tall till you actually see some
real 155lb rail that the PRR used out here in Indiana. With all the
rail and ties out there I would never consider making a scale tie strip.
Ken
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