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Default Weight of a railroad tie?

On 2019-04-16 2:37 p.m., wrote:
On Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 5:49:29 PM UTC-6, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
How much does a railroad tie weigh? We are thinking of using some for a
landscaping project but are wondering how difficult they might be to handle.

Perce


I'm removing some that have been used for terracing for the last 50 years and used by the railroad before that. I'm a big guy and I can't pick these up by myself. I would say they are 200 lbs.

if you can't lift 200 pounds you're not a big guy