QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Quiet roadbed
Q.
A few years ago there was an article in one of the magazines
about the quietest roadbed. The guy tried about 15 differ-
ent roadbeds to find the one that gives the lowest mechanical
sound transfer. Can anyone remember the article?
– DCSnr
A.
There are three factors at play in creating quiet railroads. The
first question is, do we want noise, or not? The second is materi-
als, and the third is installation.
Nelson Beaudry:
Just being the devil’s advocate, but what’s all
the fuss over “quiet” track? Can’t say as I’ve ever heard a train
roll by quietly! Personally, I just lay good old cork roadbed down,
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