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Reduces the ballast required by as much as 40% vs.
wood ties
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Less Expensive to handle and transport
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Simple and efficient to assemble and install
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Holds gauge and prevents derailment
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Made from recycled steel. Considerable scrap value at
the end of service life (50+ years)
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Cost effective option for maintenance projects
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VS.
•No Spikes!
•No Plates!
•No Anchors!
• Less Ballast!
•No Gauge Problems!
•No Rot and Decay!
•No Toxic Creosote!
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Tie Sections:
M8 = 8mm M section steel
 M10 = 10mm M section steel
 H10 = 10mm H section steel
 H12 = 12mm H section steel
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ASTM designation
A242/G101-01
defines our product
grade as High
Strength Low-Alloy
Weathering Steel
“atmospheric corrosion
resistance approx two
times that of carbon steel
with copper ….and four
times without copper”
ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION - PROJECTED
THICKNESS LOSS
PENETRATION, um
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400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
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RURAL - Potter
County, PA
INDUSTRIAL Kearny, NJ
MARINE - Kure
Beach, NC
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EXPOSURE TIME, YEARS
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Reduction in the depletion
of natural resources!
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Headblock and Switch Rod Ties
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Headblock and Switch Rod Ties
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WCH Switch Point Guard
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Steel Turnout Package
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Steel Turnout Material Package
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Complete Crossover
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Double Crossover
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NICTD
Double Crossover Diamond Crossing
Michigan City, IN
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Quebec Gatineau Railway (G&W)
Yard with Steel Tie Turnout Sets
Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Bloom Lake (G&W)
Yards and Loop with Steel Tie Turnout Sets
Northern Quebec
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Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort)
Port Rehab Project 2011
Steel Ties and Turnouts
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FEC – Hialeah Yard
19ea #8 Steel Turnouts and 6ea #10 Steel Turnouts
Installed in the late 90’s
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Alabama State Docks/Port Auth.
2011 Installation
Coal Terminal Lead/Loop Tracks
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CSX Intermodal Yard (National Gateway)
North Baltimore, OH
2010/2011
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CSX Intermodal Yard
Winter Haven, FL
2013/2014
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*Ref: www.railcomm.com
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NS – Pottstown, PA
2010/2011
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NS – Charlotte, NC
Intermodall
2013
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CONRAIL
Oak Island Yard, Newark, NJ - Steel Turnout Set
1994 Installation!
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Westville, NJ – H10 Steel Ties
2013 Installation
River Rouge Yard – Detroit, MI
Custom Layout
2012 Install
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Union Pacific
Intermodal Yard – 2009/2010 Construction
Joliet, IL
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CP REGINA, SK – EVRAZ/IPSCO Yard
7ea NARSTCO Steel Tie Turnout Sets
In service for over 6+ years, zero maintenance!
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GO TRANSIT
Union Station – Toronto, ON (2013)
Insulated M10 Steel ties & 23’ H12 Crossover Ties
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GO TRANSIT
Layover Yards
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SIRE Plant in Council Bluffs, IA
H10 Steel Ties installed in double loop track
2008 Installation
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Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES)
ENBRIDGE – Eddystone Rail Terminal
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WATCO – Birmingham Terminal Railway
Interspersed Steel Ties (1 to 3)
Birmingham, AL
PBR Railroad
Interspersed Steel Ties (1 to 3)
Sparrows Point, MD
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Shipping savings:
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Steel Ties per truckload = 280ea with fasteners
Steel Tie Turnouts per truckload = 2ea with fasteners
Steel Ties per railcar = approx. 1,000ea with fasteners
Steel Tie Turnouts per railcar = approx. 6ea with fasteners
Less trucks or railcars = SAVINGS!!!
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COSTS COMPARISON FOR YARD TRACK WITH M10 TIES
NARSTCO Steel Ties vs. Wood ties
DAT A ENT RY REQUIRED
Type:
Length
TIE AND RELATED ITEMS
NARSTCO
Steel Ties
M10
8.33
Wood ties
(new)
Length of tie
ft (8'4")
8.5
$ Savings /
Mile
UNIT
NON-INSULATED
TIE (excluding transportation costs)
$ each
$101.60
$60.00
"e CLIP"
PER TIE
included
Not required
SHOULDERS
PER TIE
included
Not required
TIE PLATES
PER TIE
Not required
$30.00
ANCHORS
PER TIE
Not required
$3.00
SPIKES
PER TIE
Not required
$6.00
TRANSPORTATION COST
PER TIE
$101.60
$99.00
SUB TOTAL COST PER EACH TIE
Tie Spacing - inches
Ties / mile
SUB-TOTAL COST PER MILE
LABOR AND EQUIPMENT
per Track Foot
per MILE
24
ft
inches
20
2640
3168
$268,224
$313,632
$12.00
$24.00
$63,360
$126,720
inches
$45,408
$63,360
No impact on costs
RAIL
$40.00
Ballast per cubic yard:
Ballast - YD 3 per mile
BALLAST COST PER MILE
T OT AL COST PER MILE
SAVINGS / MILE
Project FT
20,000
2,444
3,719
$97,778
$148,769
$50,991
$429,362
$589,121
$159,759
$159,759
TOTAL SAVINGS
$605,148
COSTS COMPARISON FOR TURNOUTS
NARSTCO Steel Ties vs. Wood ties
DATA ENTRY REQUIRED
#10 Turnout (SMSG)
Tie Set
NARSTCO
Steel Turnout
$23,995
Wood ties
(new)
$21,000
Plates (tie, gage, etc)
not required
included
Anchors
not required
included
Spikes
not required
included
M aterial Subtotal
Labor & Equipment
Rails & Special Trackwork
QTY of ballast required (cubic yards)
Ballast cost per switch
Total Cost
$23,995
$21,000
$3,000
$9,000
No Difference
No Difference
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$2,400
$3,560
$29,395
$33,560
$4,165
Savings per turnout
6
Quantity of turnouts required
Total Savings on project turnouts
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$148,769
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Less ballast per
installation
100% GREEN Product!
Lower
Transportation
Costs – more ties
and turnouts per
load
Quicker to install
Reduced maintenance
requirements
…Think Different Think Steel!
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Think Different! Think Steel!
Thank you!
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