Marine veteran Tim Noonan’s Evertrak is reinventing U.S. rail infrastructure with recycled composite ties, merging ...

PITTSBURGH - For railroad tie and telephone pole maker Koppers Holdings Inc., the harsh winter had a negative impact, restricting railroad track repairs and utility line installations. As a result, ...

Led by civil and environmental engineering professor Bassem Andrawes from Grainger College of Engineering, the team used ...

In railroad tracks, rail ties hold the rails in place and ensure that their separation does not change. Modern concrete ties warp and crack through repeated use, leading to safety concerns including ...

The evening scene along the railroad tracks of Dunnellon looked apocalyptic to Bill White. Dark, wooden rail supports known as ties balanced in 10-foot stacks that stretched to the horizon. “ I walked ...

Tens of thousands of creosote-treated, wooden railroad ties have been stacked in a line extending thousands of feet from ...

Escanaba City Council on Thursday approved the proposed site plan for a temporary railroad tie processing facility at 2172 N.

Letters have been sent by Dunnellon city officials to CSX and Track Line LLC opposing a railroad tie facility near the city.