Making a stone retaining wall yourself can be very labor intensive, too. If you want to save a bit of money and simplify the job, consider using railroad ties to create the retaining wall.

A tie plate, also known as base plate or sole plate, is a steel plate that is used between the steel rail and railway sleeper. Tie plates basically have some holes and shoulder(s). But there is no ...

Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company that produced its railroad ties of failing to use proper protective coating on more than 4.7 million of them, the railroad said in its lawsuit ...