Method of financing and maintaining a railway track
First Claim
1. A method for financing composite ties used in a railway system comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of composite railroad ties made from a synthetic material;
identifying a customer for said composite ties;
entering into a lease agreement where possession of the railroad ties are transferred to the customer in exchange for future rent payments;
transferring possession of said composite ties to the customer that does not transfer ownership in the composite ties to the customer; and
collecting regularly scheduled payments from said customer pursuant to said written agreement.
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a leasing arrangement of composite railroad ties constructed of, for example, recycled automobile tires, to a customer over a lengthy term while ownership in the ties remains with the supplier/leassor. The leasing arrangement can be spread over twenty years or longer, such that the initial start up costs is a fraction of that for wood ties, much less composite ties, and the customer also realizes the benefits of the enhanced durability of the composite ties. The supplier may also agree to replace the composite ties as necessary, and thus the customer has a fixed and manageable annual (or other incremental) cost that provides predictability and low cost insurance that is not available for purchased ties.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for financing composite ties used in a railway system comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of composite railroad ties made from a synthetic material; identifying a customer for said composite ties; entering into a lease agreement where possession of the railroad ties are transferred to the customer in exchange for future rent payments; transferring possession of said composite ties to the customer that does not transfer ownership in the composite ties to the customer; and collecting regularly scheduled payments from said customer pursuant to said written agreement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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