Re: The Effects of a Global Thermonuclear War in 1988 (Re: NuclearWar, 1980's)

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:42:32 GMT, "Gord Beaman" ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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>Pine?!?...you sure Keith?...pine is an extremely soft wood, the
>railway ties here in Canada are made of some very hard hardwood
>and usually is soaked with creosote so I suspect they'd burn
>rather well with a hell of a heat output. The railway concerns on
>Prince Edward Island here have moved to greener pastures and torn
>up all the rail lines. The ties are a dime a dozen, people use
>them for building posts and foundations. Practically last
>forever.

Pine is one of the woods used in ties.

http://www.butte.cc.ca.us/~rslavich/demo/demclass/nr20dem/diagrams/chap_htm/chap3_ta.htm


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