Amtrak Replacing Defective Railroad Ties
posted 5:47 pm Wed February 27, 2008 - Washington
Amtrak spokesman Cliff Black says the concrete ties were purchased beginning in the 1990s and have already begun to crack. Concrete ties normally last about 50 years.
The total cost of fixing the problem is still unclear. But in its annual funding request to Congress, Amtrak said it expects to spend at least 23.5 million dollars on it this year alone.
The ties are manufactured by the Rocla Concrete Tie company at a plant inside an Amtrak maintenance yard in Delaware.
Amtrak says that under the terms of the contract, the supplier must replace the defective ties for free, but won't reimburse the railroad for the labor.
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