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There’s a snag: The railroad is in disrepair. Thousands of ties have failed ... $1.5 billion for Atlas Agro’s carbon free fertilizer plant and $350 million for Framatome’s nuclear fuel ...

In December, it announced a six-year, one-million-tie contract from the Union Pacific Railroad valued at more than $55 million. About 87 percent of the content of its ties are recycled plastics ...

If you want to save a bit of money and simplify the job, consider using railroad ties to create the retaining wall. Railroad ties could cost three to four times less per square foot compared to stone.

A St. Louis-based manufacturer of composite railroad ties has landed an investment from a Japan-based global trading company. Evertrak, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of composite railroad ties ...

Sumitomo Corporation, through its subsidiary Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, has announced a strategic investment in Evertrak, a U.S.-based manufacturer of composite railroad ties (*1) for the North ...

In High Decay Zones, primarily located in the southeastern United States, heat and high humidity accelerate the early decay of wood railroad ties, posing challenges from both cost and ...

Supports expanded production, product development and market adoption of Evertrak's sustainable, composite railroad ties made from recycled plastic "Evertrak glass fiber reinforced polymer ...