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.

1909

Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection

Accession Number: 2338a

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Bioscience, Natural Resources & Public Health Library

Location: average distance
Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable

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