A railroad tie formed of a polymeric or polymeric composite material and configured for enhanced mechanical interaction with an underlying ballast. The tie includes at least a top longitudinal surface, a pair of side longitudinal surfaces, a bottom longitudinal surface, and two end faces. At least the bottom longitudinal surface includes a plurality of indentations formed along a length thereof. Additionally, the tie includes at least one serrated edge portion having a plurality of serrations, the at least one serrated edge portion formed along at least part of the longitudinal length of the tie at an edge between at least one of the side longitudinal surfaces and the bottom longitudinal surface to provide for enhanced mechanical interaction with the ballast.

A railroad tie formed of a polymeric or polymeric composite material and configured for enhanced mechanical interaction with an underlying ballast. The tie includes at least a top longitudinal surface, a pair of side longitudinal surfaces, a bottom longitudinal surface, and two end faces. At least the bottom longitudinal surface includes a plurality of indentations formed along a length thereof. Additionally, the tie includes at least one serrated edge portion having a plurality of serrations, the at least one serrated edge portion formed along at least part of the longitudinal length of the tie at an edge between at least one of the side longitudinal surfaces and the bottom longitudinal surface to provide for enhanced mechanical interaction with the ballast.

The present invention provides multi-layer articles for use as a rail tie footings comprising, as the tie, an elongate rigid body having a substantially planar surface, and on the substantially planar surface comprising a a microcellular foam elastomeric pad, for example, of a substantially organic solvent free polyurethane, wherein the substantially planar surface has a peripheral landing on which there is no elastomeric pad and the elastomeric pad has a bulk density (ASTM D3676) of from 600 to 2000 Kg/m3 (0.6 to 2.0 g/cm3). In addition, the present invention provides molding methods wherein the microcellular foam elastomeric pad is molded directly on the rail tie to form a durable footing, wherein the rail tie forms the bottom boundary of a molding chamber during molding and molding comprises forming the top and side boundaries of the molding chamber by inflating an annular pneumatic seal, positioning the seal on the substantially planar surface of the elongate rigid body and keeping the microcellular foam forming materials under pressure during molding.

The present invention provides multi-layer articles for use as a rail tie footings comprising, as the tie, an elongate rigid body having a substantially planar surface, and on the substantially planar surface comprising a a microcellular foam elastomeric pad, for example, of a substantially organic solvent free polyurethane, wherein the substantially planar surface has a peripheral landing on which there is no elastomeric pad and the elastomeric pad has a bulk density (ASTM D3676) of from 600 to 2000 Kg/m3 (0.6 to 2.0 g/cm3). In addition, the present invention provides molding methods wherein the microcellular foam elastomeric pad is molded directly on the rail tie to form a durable footing, wherein the rail tie forms the bottom boundary of a molding chamber during molding and molding comprises forming the top and side boundaries of the molding chamber by inflating an annular pneumatic seal, positioning the seal on the substantially planar surface of the elongate rigid body and keeping the microcellular foam forming materials under pressure during molding.

It is described a railroad sleeper for fastening at least one pair of rails (2.2′) of 5 a railway network, the railroad sleeper (1) comprising a contact surface (3) on which each rail of the pair of rails (2.2′) is spaced fixed in relation to each other, the railway sleeper (1) comprising a hollow sector (4) delimited from the association of the contact surface (3) with anchorage walls (5.5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and 10 opposite the contact surface (3), wherein the railroad sleeper (1, 1′) is manufactured from a composition comprising bending module greater than or equal to 5000 MPa.

It is described a railroad sleeper for fastening at least one pair of rails (2.2′) of 5 a railway network, the railroad sleeper (1) comprising a contact surface (3) on which each rail of the pair of rails (2.2′) is spaced fixed in relation to each other, the railway sleeper (1) comprising a hollow sector (4) delimited from the association of the contact surface (3) with anchorage walls (5.5′), thus establishing a free portion (17) adjacent to the anchorage walls (5,5′) and 10 opposite the contact surface (3), wherein the railroad sleeper (1, 1′) is manufactured from a composition comprising bending module greater than or equal to 5000 MPa.

Provided is a resin molded body capable of increasing a flexural modulus. A resin molded body according to the present invention includes a urethane resin, long reinforcing fibers, an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more, and fine inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 200 nm or less, a content of the fine inorganic particles being 0.06 parts by weight or more and 3.00 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the urethane resin.

Provided is a resin molded body capable of increasing a flexural modulus. A resin molded body according to the present invention includes a urethane resin, long reinforcing fibers, an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or more, and fine inorganic particles having an average particle diameter of 200 nm or less, a content of the fine inorganic particles being 0.06 parts by weight or more and 3.00 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the urethane resin.

An example track system includes: a supporting structure; ballast supported by the supporting structure; a plurality of track ties supported by the ballast; a pair of rails supported by the plurality of track ties; and a layer of rubberized asphalt coating disposed as an interface between the ballast and the supporting structure, the rubberized asphalt coating having bituminous binder, crumb rubber particles, and small gradation hard rock aggregate; wherein resiliency of the layer of rubberized asphalt coating permits particles of the ballast in direct contact with the layer of rubberized asphalt coating to move elastically relative to each other while inhibiting abrasion of adjacent ones of the particles of the ballast against each other and against the supporting structure.

A support for railway track rails includes a central core of parallelepipedal appearance, formed of at least two juxtaposed slats of solid wood or wood-based materials, and a protective sheathing encasing the central core. The protective sheathing is made in one piece and formed by a peripheral wall having at least two opposite upper and lower faces and two opposite lateral faces to fit at least the four longitudinal faces of the central core, as well as at least one internal partition extending between two opposite faces or two contiguous faces of the peripheral wall and delimiting with the peripheral wall of the protective sheathing of at least two cells, each having a shape complementary to a slat of the central core. The slats has a plurality of through-holes, and the through-holes are connected to the through-holes of the adjacent slats by pins of plastic material filling the through-holes.