• Evertrak: The Future of Railroad Ties

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decayed, damaged,
and done

The railroad industry has a problem that runs 140,000 miles long

  • The problem

Wood ties rot

Vulnerable to erosion caused by bugs, moisture, and wear, 20 million wood ties are replaced each year, representing 6 million trees.

This is an industry-wide problem.

  • By the Numbers

93%

Of railroad ties are made of wood coated in creosote, a cancer-causing substance that delays,
but doesn’t prevent, rotting.

4 to 6 Million

While wood ties can last decades, 4 to 6 million ties in Decay Zone 5 are failing in less than 12 years.

Overall Impact

Replacing wood ties is expensive, wastes valuable resources, destroys our health, and impacts
our environment.

  • The Solution

EVERTRAK IS THE
SMART & SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTION

Made with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) from recycled plastic, Evertrak’s composite ties are engineered to perform reliably in-track for 50 years in high-rot regions, reducing replacement costs, deforestation, and the use of dangerous creosote.

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Evertrak 7000 railroad ties are the only
composite ties as strong as wood,
and they last 5x longer.

Sound too good to be true?
Evertrak delivers strength and stiffness that far exceed AREMA standards. 

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What you get
with evertrak

As the only AAR M-1003 supplier of composite ties, Evertrak is trusted by Class 1 railroads.

Durable, consistent, and sustainable, Evertrak has installed over 100,000 composite ties with 
ZERO claims.

With proven strength and stiffness equivalent to wood, Evertrak composite ties are high in quality, environmentally safe, and free from creosote and harmful chemicals.

Validated fatigue models show our ties perform at 3x the AREMA MOR standard for composite ties.

At 1 million ties per year, Evertrak sequesters 180 million pounds of plastic annually and saves 250,000 mature hardwood trees from deforestation.

Built to last up to 50 years in any environment, Evertrak’s composite ties save railroad companies money over time.

OVER THE COURSE OF 20
YEARS IN HIGH ROT ZONES:​

*Assumes one mile of
ties replaced each
8-12 years for 30 years

TCoo for one track mile of Wood Ties*
$1.01M
TCoo for one track mile of Evertrak Ties*
$676K
  • Our Partners & Customers

Class I Railroads Deserve
Best-in-class Rail Ties

Evertrak 7000 ties meet Union Pacific’s specifications,
which are designed to achieve a
50-year lifespan.”

  • Union Pacific
THE RAILROAD IN NUMBERS​

With nearly 140,000 freight route miles, the United States has the largest rail transport network in the world.

7

Class I railroads

22

Regional railroads

584

Local railroads

$900M+

Revenue generated by railroads

167k

American JOBS PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY

19M

RAIL TIES ARE REPLACED EACH YEAR IN NORTH AMERICA