NEED INFO: concrete railroad support (-> concrete sleeper ?)

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From: Thomas Iskandar
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1993 16:11

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Hi,

Do you know where I can get railroad support (I was told that they are called 
sleeper) that are made of concrete ?  These are the wooden blocks that are 
laid perpendicularly under the railroad tracks.

---|---|---|---|---
---|---|---|---|---     -> railroad track

   ^   ^   ^   ^
   These things.

But I am looking for the ones that are made of concrete instead of wood. 
Do you know anybody who made those ?  btw, these are for real train (not
model train).  If anybody has any information about these, I would really
appreciate it if you would share them with me (phone number, address,
name, etc. Anything at all).  Thanks !

Note: I need these because my uncle who is in railroad business wanted 
      those concrete sleepers.

Thomas Iskandar
tiskanda@oracle.com
or (415 506-3349)

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