Re: NS sues manufacturer of defective "wood" ties ... more in this newer article
Graham Buxton Wrote:
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> More in this article ...
> "So long as the railroad ties had the same
> physical appearance as a tie that had been
> properly treated, it did not matter to defendants
> if the substance used to 'make it black' was
> actually a wood preservative at all."
>
>
> Motor oil, anti-freeze, paint and other substances
> which would not effectively preserve the wood were
> used on the ties instead of creosote — the
> chemical which should have been used, the company
> alleges.
>
> Boatright also provided misleading samples to a
> consultant for the railroad who was checking on
> the quality of its work, the lawsuit alleges. The
> Alabama firm's employees were instructed to take
> the consultant out hunting at the same time he was
> to be inspecting railroad ties being treated at
> the facility, the lawsuit states.
>
> Read the rest here:
> [
www.stltoday.com]
> s-over-millions-of-rail-ties-it-calls-defective/ar
> ticle_4723505c-7e54-5849-90bd-97eab48a1f5e.html
>
Wouldn't one thing the NS employees installing these millions of ties would have noticed they smelled like motor oil and sharpie markers rather than creosote? Its got a pretty distinctive stink to it.