cross-tie

noun

cross-tie

noun

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

The track consists of relatively light running rails spiked and bolted to cross-ties, with a central steel rack securely bolted to the ties by steel angles.1954 November, Robert F. Legget, “The Mount Washington Cog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790:

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