railroad tie


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Noun1.railroad tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway trackrailroad tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
crosstie, sleeper, tie
bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
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Down the railroad they went and sat on a pile of decaying railroad ties beside the tracks.
On the pile of railroad ties on the summer eve- ning, he waited expectantly.
In the darkness the young reporter found himself imagining that he sat on the railroad ties beside a comely young man with black hair and black shining eyes.
The telegraph operator of Winesburg, sitting in the darkness on the railroad ties, had become a poet.
Wash Williams and George Willard arose from the pile of railroad ties and walked along the tracks toward town.
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Composite railroad tie manufacturers claim that product has a longer life as compared to its wood counterpart, and requires no trained personnel or special tools for installation.
Composite Railroad Tie Market Perceptions Targeting Industrial Expansion Studied during the Forecast
Summary: Composite railroad tie manufacturers claim that product has a longer life as compared to its wood counterpart, and requires no trained personnel or special tools for installation.
Composite Railroad Tie Market Growing Demand to Impact Revenue Share during 2018-2028
14 L 00421 filed in the Circuit Court of Will County) stemming from a workplace accident in which the plaintiff, a railroad track laborer, was struck in the hip by a metal grinding disk that flew off a railroad tie grinding machine.
Lipkin & Higgins Wins $2 Million Verdict/Settlement for Injured Railroad Worker
15, Morrissey was next to the small pile of burning railroad tie pieces, along the tracks that parallel Highway 99.
Case smoldering over burning of railroad ties
US-based concrete railroad tie manufacturer Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc.
Deal snapshot: ROCLA CONCRETE TIE ACQUIRES KOPPERS/LEHIGH HANSON JV
BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-May 9, 2013--Altus Capital acquires US concrete railroad tie maker(C)2013 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com
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