Where do I get free Railroad ties If you live in mesa az. call 480 516 5285
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
Wisconsin Northern Railroad was created in 2004.
Railroad ties, popularly known as Sleepers.
Railroad ties.
We once picked up "a ton" of them from a local station for just hauling them off but you need to call the RR to see if they do have any and if they're free or not .
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