crosstie
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The White man leaving the Taylor house fled via Rosewood, stopping at the home of Aaron Carrier, a Black man who worked as a crosstie cutter, according to Jenkins, who is Aaron Carrier’s niece.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
As he stands atop a crosstie, effectively blocking a rail shipment of coal, Chris Rowe and many other coal miners in Harlan, Ky. fret about the future.
From Fox News ● Aug. 2, 2019
Southern made a survey, found that normal crosstie replacements had been made in only six of the past 26 years, politely declined.
From Time Magazine Archive
I've made this run so many times I know every crosstie and humpback.
From Time Magazine Archive
But as I scrambled to my feet, the fishing pole got wedged somehow between the rail and crosstie.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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