Affected by the traditional project management and management ability of monitoring sectors, some problems exist in the management of soil and water conservation monitoring on production and construction projects, such as extensive management, institutional dysfunction, and outdated technologies. Taking the soil and water conservation monitoring of Chongqing-Wanzhou railway as a study case, we summarize experiences in the monitoring into 10 crucial aspects that should be in place: preliminary work, office space, monitoring personnel, instruments and equipments, management system,archives information, communication and coordination, monitoring frequency, technical measures, and monitoring report, in order to provide reference of soil and water conservation monitoring for similar large linear production and construction projects.