Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1913 — Steel Ties on European Railways. [ARTICLE]

Steel Ties on European Railways.

During a recent visit to Europe the writer was struck with the fact that the steel tie, which has made very little headway in the United States, is extensively used abroad, and particularly In Germany, where only two years ago the Prussian State railways alone purchased over 150,000 tons of ties of this character. We noted on the fine stretch of road between Berlin and Hamburg that the steel tie track was of most excellent quality, both as regards the surface and alignment, and we were particularly surprised to find that contrary to the general impression, the track was not noisy, but was as a matter of fact more silent than some stretches of good track ove® which we have ridden which were laid on wooden ties. It is fair to state, however, that the German locomotives and cars are much lighter than -those in the United States.—Scientific American.