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Railroad cross ties made out of wood would float. Concrete railroad ties would not float.
Usually any place where track is either being torn up or repaired.The best used ties are kept by the railroad, but you can often find good-enough ones to salvage.
3000 railroad ties per mile in the USA
Railroad ties, popularly known as Sleepers.
Railroad ties.
The gravel under and around the ties is called ballast.
2 ft
Railroad ties. The material cost is cheaper. Labor is less skilled and cheaper. Ties will not require a foundation or drainage engineering. Make sure to insert a "deadman" every now and then if the wall is over 4 feet..
John Henry
Telephone poles and railroad ties.
Many nurseries and landscaping companies carry them.