railway sleeper BrE
railroad tie AmE
railway tie AmE

Little established a sawmill to accommodate the demand for railway ties.

We also pulled out two fellows who had nearly drowned crossing a piece of water on waterlogged wooden crosses made of old railway ties.

Demand in Britain remained high, especially for railway ties.

Drunk and frustrated, he set off in pursuit of the locomotive but had difficulty negotiating the railway ties.

The wood is very hard and therefore usually used for heavy construction work as making ships' decks or railway ties.

The sun that peeked through the tracks and railway ties danced wildly on the cobblestones below whenever a train passed by.

By walking through the garden, an individual's memory may be sparked when they see the typical railway ties.

This might then reveal new connections, as these railway ties occupy a different space than the long lines that which they are typically associated with.

A boardwalk runway had to be built of piles, railway ties and dirt.

In northern regions where Jack Pine was plentiful, that species became a more common source for railway ties.