http://hansentie.com Sustainable Crosstie Production Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://hansentie.com/2009/03/the-hansen-tie/ http://hansentie.com/2009/03/the-hansen-tie/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:06:06 +0000 admin http://hansentie.com/?p=33 Hansen Industries (HII) has developed and received patents on the process of manufacturing railroad ties from recycled tires and promises to redefine sustainable development in the railroad industry. Here are a few features of the Hansen Tie:
• Lower cost of ownership
• Longer life
• No new or additional equipment or technology required for instillation
• Better spike retention and hold in rock ballast; meaning safer transport
• Increased weight capacities and freight speeds
• Noise reduction
• Completely recyclable

]]> http://hansentie.com/2009/03/the-hansen-tie/feed/ 0 http://hansentie.com/2009/03/environment/ http://hansentie.com/2009/03/environment/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:57:59 +0000 admin http://hansentie.com/2009/03/28/ •    Traditional ties are treated with creosote for preservation.  Creosote is a known carcinogen with so many harmful effects that Congress has banned its use.  The single exception is the Railroads because there has not been a viable alternative to creosote-treated wood ties.
•    One mature tree only produces two to three wood ties, which means 1,300 trees are cut down to supply every mile of railroad tracks.
•    These ties need replacing every 8-15 years, causing the loss of another 1,300 trees to sustain each already-existing mile of track.
•    To replace existing ties in 140,000 miles of track in the U.S. it would require cutting down 173 million trees—trees that currently consume millions of tons of CO2.

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