8X8 Railroad Ties. Alibaba.com offers 234 railroad ties size products. Construct beautiful fences, steps, retaining walls, flower boxes, borders or walkways. Ties can be used as nonstructural elements or for decorative landscaping accents.
Railroad ties are manufactured and treated with creosote to stand up to weathering and the pressure under rail lines.
Railroad ties are strong, sturdy, and durable. Brick(standard), brick(paver), block(4x16), block(4x18), block(5x18), block(8x8), block(8x12), block(8x16), block(8x18), block(8x24), 4x4. Ties might last for 25 to 50 years on the track before they are recycled to different uses based on their condition. Wood railroad ties are typically made from hardwoods like oak. So i pulled them out and cut them up. A standard tie is about 7″ x 9″ in diameter and saturated with a creosote (atsdr fact sheet) preservative. Railroad ties have natural and rustic beauty. The grade a ties are nearly perfect, the grade b ties are in good quality with splits of 1 to 11/2 inches, the grade c ties are in fair condition with numerous splits but are still usable for many applications.