BORATE AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF RAILROAD TIES

摘要

A remedial railroad tie repair treatment capable of extending the useful life of a railroad tie. The remedial repair treatment comprises a mixture of a borate solution and a chemical tie plugging compound combined that, when applied to a wooden area of interest, will delay the decay thereof and facilitate penetration of the borate through the wood fibers. The remedial repair treatment may alternatively comprise sequential application of the borate solution and the plugging compound to the wooden area of interest.