Creosote – Preservative of Choice by American Railroads

IRG/WP 14-30658

D A Webb

The combination of wood treated with creosote has for well over 100 years been the very foundation on which the American railroads have been established. This paper will describe the use of a renewable resource – wood – and its treatment with creosote, the undeniable performance of the product’s service life, including weather-ability of creosote treated wood railroad crossties.


Keywords: creosote, crossties, railroads, USA

Conference: 14-05-11/15 St George, Utah, USA


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