Rail Ties

Today, JT and I have been calling around looking for composite railroad ties. We were unsuccesful in contacting someone who had the amount of ties that we were looking for, but we did find some other things. I talked with a few companies who had "recycled/reused" ties that were made from plastics. While they were much more expensive than used railties and composite ties they last longer, are denser, and are insect proof. The two most promising companies were EPS and TekTies. Here are some of the things about each:

GPS: available in multiple lengths and widths
insect proof
50 yr. warrenty

TekTies: 6"x7"x9'
insect proof
9 month warrenty (but withstands at least 25years under a railroad)
Expensive

There were also a few lumber companies that I contacted about "used" timber rail ties. The most promising company was Winslett Mulch who sells ties for $10 each with a $50 transportation fee.