Crossties Magazine
Through active and responsible promotion of the wood crosstie, product improvement engineering, communication across the rail industry network and a steady flow of useful information such as found in Crossties, the RTA is working to keep tie markets strong and healthy. The mission of our work is to enhance the potential for our members' products and be sure those products meet the market's demands. The RTA is the network designed to expand tie markets, domestically and globally. RTA publishes the highly regarded bimonthly magazine, Crossties, which covers all aspects of the wood crosstie industry. Membership in RTA entitles you to receive this publication at no additional charge.
Selected articles from Crossties Magazine are also available online. Below is the list of issues currently available.
May/June 2010
Nostalgia and the Future
Tie Grading Article
Conference Article
March/April 2010
Creosote Treated Ties: An End-of-Life Tie Evaluation
Winter Field Trip to Cordele, GA
January/February 2010
Recovery and Beyond
Looking to the Future
AAR Discusses Future Prosperity of Nation's Railroads
November/December 2009
Baltimore Conference Highlights
What the Speakers Said
Tie Dual Treatments
September/October 2009
2009 Annual Tie Surveys & Market Outlook
Tie Grading Seminar Recap
July/August 2009
RTA Member-Wide Field Trip to Canada
Creosote Posts 50 Years Later
Update On Tie Market Projections
May/June 2009
Sawmill Member Drive a Success
RTA Heads to Baltimore for Annual Conference
Register Today for RTA Annual Tie Grading Seminar
March/April 2009
2009 Railroad Day on the Hill
RTA Member Drive
The Tie Grading Seminar is Coming!
January/February 2009
Market Outlook for Ties in 2009
Market Forecast for 2009
EPA Approves Continued Registration of Creosote
November/December 2008
2008 RTA Conference Story
What the Conference Presenters Said
September/October 2008
2008 Annual RTA Tie Surveys
Tie Grading Seminar in Alabama
July/August 2008
May/June 2008
March/April 2008
January/February 2008
November/December 2007
September/October 2007
July/August 2007
May/June 2007
March/April 2007
January/February 2007
November/December 2006
September/October 2006
July/August 2006
May/June 2006
March/April 2006
January/February 2006
November/December 2005
September/October 2005
July/August 2005
May/June 2005
March/April 2005
January/February 2005
November/December 2004
September/October 2004
July/August 2004
May/June 2004
A Rocky Mountain Convention
March/April 2004
January/February 2004
November/December 2003
September/October 2003
July/August 2003
May/June 2003
March/April 2003
January/February 2003
November/December 2002
September/October 2002
July/August 2002
May/June 2002
RTA Works Hill for Railroads
March/April 2002
Forward to Wisconsin
January/February 2002
Brighter Horizons for Tie Producers
November/December 2001
One to Remember
September/October 2001
2001 Annual Tie Surveys
July/August 2001
Train, Trackworks and Ties
May/June 2001
Growing Stronger Together
March/April 2001
Meet RTA in St. Louis
September/October 2000
Stop! Go! Proceed with ...Optimism?
July/August 2000
RTA Convention VSE
May/June 2000
RTA on Track with Engineering Seminar
January/February 2000
The Legacy of the Wood Crosstie
July/August 1999
RTA Field Trip: 600 Miles and Two States in Two Days
March/April 1999
Short Line and Regional Railroads Seek Growth
July/August 1998
A Study in Coal Tar Distillation by Richard Harris of Koppers Industries