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General discussion about railroad operations, related facilities, maps, and other resources.

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 #1178381  by MazurMD
 
Hi. I'm looking for some infos about railways in US - what types of track struktures are used nowadays (ballasted/ballastless), types of rails, railroad ties, rail fastening system, names of the producers. I'm not from US and I don't have no idea about it, so please, help me.
 #1182264  by 130MM
 
MazurMD wrote:Hi. I'm looking for some infos about railways in US - what types of track struktures are used nowadays (ballasted/ballastless), types of rails, railroad ties, rail fastening system, names of the producers. I'm not from US and I don't have no idea about it, so please, help me.
Your best bet is to subscribe to Railway Track & Structures magazine. Their web site is: http://www.rtands.com/

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