- Evertrak: The Future of Railroad Ties
Woodās best day is day 1
Deforestation,
decay and damage
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,āØbut doesnāt prevent, rotting.
8-12 Years
The average lifespan of a wood tie is 8-12 years, falling to 5 years in Deterioration Hazard Zones 4 and 5.
Overall Impact
Replacing wood ties is expensive, wastes valuable resources, destroys our health, and impactsāØour environment.
- The Solution
EVERTRAK IS THE
SMART & SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTION
Made with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) from recycled plastic, Evertrakās 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.
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 goes against industry standards to deliver results.Ā
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 āØZERO 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, Evertrakās composite ties save railroad companies money over time.
OVER THE COURSE OF 20
YEARS IN HIGH ROT ZONES:ā
*Assumes one mile of
ties replaced each
8-12 years for 30 years
- Our Partners & Customers
Class I Railroads Deserve
Best-in-class Rail Ties
Evertrak 7000
lasts 50 years,
reducing costs
to replace while
helping us meet
our sustainability goals.ā
- Union Pacific
With nearly 140,000 freight route miles, the United States has the largest rail transport network in the world.
Class I railroads
Regional railroads
Local railroads
Revenue generated by railroads
American JOBS PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY
RAIL TIES ARE REPLACED EACH YEAR IN NORTH AMERICA
