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What (who) is railroad tie - definition
Railroad tie
![Concrete ties on the [[BNSF]] line north of [[Yakima, Washington]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Concrete sleeper 1638.JPG?width=200 "Concrete ties on the [[BNSF]] line north of [[Yakima, Washington]]")
![Stone block from the [[Kilmarnock and Troon Railway]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kilmarnock & Troon railway sleeper.JPG?width=200 "Stone block from the [[Kilmarnock and Troon Railway]]")
![Wooden ties recycled as [[sculpture]]s at [[Northfield railway station]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Northfield railway station class 323 and sleepers.jpg?width=200 "Wooden ties recycled as [[sculpture]]s at [[Northfield railway station]]")
![Wagons with new woodties in [[Sweden]] 2016.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sliper - Ystad-2016.jpg?width=200 "Wagons with new woodties in [[Sweden]] 2016.")
![Stone block from the [[Scotch gauge]] [[Ardrossan Railway]] used to construct a loading dock](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone railway sleeper block.JPG?width=200 "Stone block from the [[Scotch gauge]] [[Ardrossan Railway]] used to construct a loading dock")
![Tie placer in [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tie placer.JPG?width=200 "Tie placer in [[Hyannis, Massachusetts]]")
SUPPORT FOR THE RAILS IN RAILROAD TRACKS
Sleeper (rail); Railway sleeper; Railroad ties; Cross-tie; Rail tie; Sleeper (tie); Railway tie; Cross ties; Wooden sleeper; Wooden sleepers; Sleeper (railway); Railroad timber; Railway ties
A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade, hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct gauge.
Cross-tie
SUPPORT FOR THE RAILS IN RAILROAD TRACKS
Sleeper (rail); Railway sleeper; Railroad ties; Cross-tie; Rail tie; Sleeper (tie); Railway tie; Cross ties; Wooden sleeper; Wooden sleepers; Sleeper (railway); Railroad timber; Railway ties
·noun A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
Cable tie
RATCHETING FASTENER FOR ELECTRICAL CABLE
Zip tie; Nylon tie; Cable ties; Cable Ties; Zip ties; Tie wrap; Tie-wrap; Ziptie; Zapstrap; Zip-tie; Plastic zip ties; Tie rap; Tie raps; Tie-rap; Cable-tie; Ty-Rap; Wire tie; Wire ties
A cable tie (also known as a hose tie, zip tie, or tie wrap) is a type of fastener for holding items together, primarily electrical cables and wires. Because of their low cost, ease of use, and binding strength, cable ties are ubiquitous, finding use in a wide range of other applications.
Examples of use of railroad tie
1. A line of eight recruits, stripped to the waist, dropped to their hands and knees in the wet, flower–spangled grass for push–ups –– with a massive railroad tie balanced atop their bare backs.
2. "All I knew was how legendary the Foreign Legion was," Samual said after four months of training that included doing push–ups with a railroad tie balanced across his back and struggling to follow orders in a language he didn‘t understand.
3. "We save the schools waste–management fees, and instead of trashing [plastic], we turn it into cash for them." ONE–LITER SODA BOTTLE = 1 RULER 5–11 ONE–GALLON MILK JUGS = 1 FIESTA FLYER DISC 1,000 ONE–GALLON MILK JUGS = 1 PARK BENCH PHOTO CREDITS: BENCH: US PLASTIC LUMBER CORP./GARY DUEHR/AMERICAN PLASTICS MUSEUM; DISC: COURTESY OF AMAZING RECYCLED; RULER: JOHN NORDELL – STAFF Other items created from the plastics you recycle: 14 20–ounce green soda bottles = one extra–large T–shirt 85 20–ounce soda bottles = filling for one sleeping bag '6 one–gallon milk jugs = one 6–foot–long piece of 2x4 lumber 1,200 plastic bottles = one 200–pound railroad tie