| 单词 | railroad tie |
| 例句 | I felt on solid ground again, hearing the rhythm of my feet pounding against each railroad tie. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It was very small, and perched not atop a cloud but on a very large tower constructed entirely from stacked-up railroad ties, the whole thing set smack in the middle of a grassy plateau. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The work was backbreaking: digging out boulders, chopping down trees, dynamiting tunnels, and hammering in railroad ties. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The growl came again, prickling the hairs on my arms, and a moment later a furry face appeared between two of the lower railroad ties. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He was walking toward me, one railroad tie after another, as if he’d spent the whole summer getting back to me. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Her days of pulling up railroad ties soon paid off, the jack tearing a hole the size of a doggy door. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At the turn of the last century, someone thought he could make his fortune raising the timber for railroad ties. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The railroad ties sat in another pile; at least all the Smokies’ wood didn’t come from live trees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I smell the reek of creosote, the stuff that soaks the railroad ties. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a bulkhead at the end of the lawn made out of railroad ties. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He cannot maintain his balance and keep up, so he aims his tattered tennis shoes at the railroad ties. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “A fence post made from a railroad tie had hit the center of the right wing violently enough to spin the plane sideways,” Phil explained. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He crossed the span, jumping from one railroad tie to another. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Williams was well aware of this, but as he paddled along holding on to a railroad tie, he inadvertently floated across the “line.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There were no trees to speak of in Battle Mountain, but one corner of the dump had huge piles of railroad ties and rotting lumber that were great for climbing and carving your initials on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z If Gideon leaves Des Moines, Iowa, at 6:45 a.m., traveling one railroad tie at a time, and I leave Manifest, doing the same, how long will it take us to meet? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I will walk every railroad tie from here to Cheyenne and back for this. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I tossed my bedroll and then took a good jump to clear the railroad ties, but when I hit the ground there was a good slope to it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The space up top was so small that only two of us could fit at a time, so Emma and I went, climbing its railroad ties like the rungs of a giant ladder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Some of the fanners had quit farming and were cutting railroad ties so they could feed their families. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The sculptures in Mike Shaffer’s American University Museum show, “Towers and Monuments,” include a ziggurat dedicated “to the train they call The City of New Orleans,” made primarily of blackened, cross-stacked railroad ties. In the galleries: Remapping the boundaries of drawing 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z Cabanas are made with old telephone poles and railroad ties, while volcanic rocks used in villa construction absorb heat from the sun and keep interiors cool, minimizing the need for air-conditioning. 2010-01-28T08:50:00Z Not bad for a kid who grew up in a desert shack made of railroad ties. ‘I hate palm trees’: The sentimental journey of Harry Reid 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The 59-mile stretch from the town of Chitina was often called “the worst road in America,” a narrow drive littered with rocks, potholes and the mine’s old railroad ties that jutted out to puncture tires. Explorer : Ice Climbing in an Alaskan Glacial Paradise 2014-04-23T16:25:57Z EnergySolutions donated railroad ties that were used to help fashion a new nest. Snakes saved by wine chiller released 2012-04-02T23:30:00Z Old railroad ties were removed individually on the first weekend. After slow start, Loop 'L' project to resume 2012-05-07T03:25:00Z He transformed that railroad tie, along with a number of other scraps, into a series of totemic, abstracted figures that he displayed at Chouinard’s gallery. The Hammer biennial's breakout star? A 78-year-old retired gardener from Compton who once worked for Marlon Brando 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z During the summers, he worked repairing railroad ties on a local freight line. The Secret Lives of Amtrak Passengers 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z After killing Graber, they used a wheelbarrow to move her body to a spot near railroad tracks, where they covered it with a tarp and placed the wheelbarrow and a railroad tie over the tarp. Iowa teen convicted of killing Spanish teacher gets life with possibility of parole after 25 years 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z The cross was constructed and dedicated during a men’s retreat over Father’s Day weekend, using vintage railroad ties repurposed from a demolition project, McElrath said. Cross at Christian camp in Orange County is found sawed down 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z A jumble of rectangular timber pieces the size of railroad ties clutters the hillside below, evidence of their morning’s work. A Rare Glimpse into Afghanistan’s Spectacular, Vanishing Forests 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Local anglers have found scooters, tools, knives, railroad ties, shopping carts and much more. Magnetic type of ‘fishing’ is growing more popular in WA waters 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Paino’s team built stables and greenhouses atop empty parking lots, added new façades to existing buildings and put in sidewalks and railroad ties. How 'The Last of Us' created Jackson, a 'miracle' settlement of the Old West 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z During eight years of construction, the new $3 billion stretch of the Silver Line recorded concrete failures, flawed railroad ties, problems in a rail yard and fraudulent quality records from an employee of a subcontractor. Silver Line’s second phase was to be different. It fell into the same trap. 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Prichard police said Elder was operating a Canadian National train that collided with equipment that was installing railroad ties on tracks in the town on Nov. 17, 2020. Alabama train engineer indicted in death of worker on rails 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z They set up tricks with old railroad ties and lumber, sometimes using their own skateboards to move the materials in place. Hopi teens see need for skateboarding park, make it happen 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Hester said that the rainbow-hued oily waters he had splashed in while playing in the drainage ditches as a child had been polluted with cancer-causing creosote used to treat wooden railroad ties and utility poles. Black communities are last in line for disaster planning in Texas Graber’s body was found Nov. 3 hidden under a tarp, a wheelbarrow and railroad ties at a Fairfield city park, and police said she had been beaten to death with a baseball bat. Iowa teen charged with killing teacher to be tried as adult 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Graber’s body was found hidden under a tarp, a wheelbarrow and railroad ties in a local park last November a day after she was reported missing. Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher, 66, with baseball bat, newly released court docs allege 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Monarchs west of the Rockies overwinter on the Central Coast of California, often on nonnative eucalyptus trees that were planted in great numbers for use as railroad ties but proved unsuitable. A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Reid grew up in a house made of railroad ties, with no indoor plumbing, in a mining town of 200 residents called Searchlight. Opinion | Harry Reid was defined by what he fought for 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Raised in poverty in a house built of railroad ties, the Nevada Democrat lost his first race for Senate, then 12 years later eked out a win for the same seat. Tributes from Democrats’ liberal flank reveal a soft spot for ‘fighter’ Reid 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Authorities said her body was found concealed under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties. Iowa teens surveilled, ambushed teacher before killing her, prosecutor says 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z They lived in a house built of railroad ties, with no indoor toilet, and went without medical care no matter how severe the need. Harry M. Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader, dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Her body was found concealed under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties at the Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, about 95 miles southeast of Des Moines. Iowa teen charged with Spanish teacher's murder asks to be tried as juvenile 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Her body was found concealed under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties at the park. Hearings set for 2 Iowa students charged in teacher’s death 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Her body was discovered underneath a tarp, railroad ties and a wheelbarrow, the paper said. Iowa teacher's body found under tarp at park, 2 students charged in killing 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Her body was found concealed under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties at the park, where she frequently walked in the afternoons. 2 students charged with homicide in death of Iowa teacher 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Highway 2, along with a truckload of gravel and new railroad ties. Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The company yard typically holds “thousands upon thousands” of railroad ties that are ground up and used for fuel, primarily in industrial boilers, a spokesperson said. Railroad tie fire still burning in Alabama despite storm 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z After the loss of the second trunk in the 1880s, Stanford directed that a stout wall be built to protect the remaining trunk, using logs and railroad ties. The unlikely survival of the 1,081-year-old tree that gave Palo Alto its name 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The group met again to build a prototype using scrap lumber and salvaged railroad ties. Volunteers make ‘elevated highway’ above mud for trail users 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z According to a criminal complaint, Rodriguez allegedly placed railroad ties on the track near Vado in the early morning hours of Dec. 2. Man faces federal charges in New Mexico train derailment 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z During a demonstration Tuesday, it unleashed thousands of gallons of water, pushed a Chevy Chevy like a USC lineman with its plow and sped over an assault course of railroad ties with its grippy treads. Meet L.A.'s firefighting robot. RS3 can battle flames too dangerous for humans 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z As railroad ties and telephone poles, where durability trumped aesthetics, chestnut helped build industrial America. Can Genetic Engineering Bring Back the American Chestnut? 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z In this town, we use railroad ties to lay track, and stepladders are for cleaning rain spouts, not climbing out of bunkers. Mike Royko: Golf, Chicago-style - Golf Digest 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Have railroad ties and greens in lakes had their day? Looking for golf courses my grandmother would love - Golf Digest 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z “We got him booked in the early morning. We served a search warrant. There were railroad ties found at the location that he got served and some equipment to move the ties.” Man faces federal charges in New Mexico train derailment 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z The state House is set to consider a full slate of legislation including a bill that would prohibit commercial power plants from burning types of chemically treated railroad ties. Crossover Day: Georgia lawmakers hit crucial deadline 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The war waged by city crews currently involves what appears to be an interlocking system of railroad ties and tar at key points near the riverfront. Editorial Roundup: Mississippi 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z When the organization first started working on the line, the steel rails and old railroad ties remained. Vermont hopes to complete 93-mile rail trail by mid-decade 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z He did so with invention, deception and railroad ties. Pete Dye made golfers doubt themselves 'with invention, deception and railroad ties' - Golf Digest 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The city owns the property, formerly part of Western Tar Products, which manufactured coal-tar-based chemicals and treated railroad ties. Indiana Editorial Roundup: 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Retaining walls made from highly flammable railroad ties were banned. The reality of rebuilding fire-ravaged Paradise as safety, money and emotions collide 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z The heavy steel wheels roll along a dizzying pattern of concrete railroad ties that snake through sandstone formations, boulder-laden arroyos and grasslands. Long-running coal plant on Navajo reservation nears its end 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Laying down new railroad ties looks satisfying, you might discover on TikTok, while removing old rotten ones looks tedious. YouTube revealed people’s homes; now TikTok is showing us their work | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z In August 2016, according to the lawsuit, Chance submitted an incident report to Kraft Heinz management regarding unsafe conditions of railroad ties at the Dover plant. Judge says fired medical marijuana user can pursue lawsuit 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Fescue was added on several holes, and wood railroad ties were installed around several lakes. 9 Things To Know About The Ryder Cup - Golf Digest 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The plant applies creosote to wooden railroad ties. Oregon creosote plant agrees to pay $1.25M in odor lawsuit 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The Polk County Sheriff’s Office told the newspaper that the engineer and conductor said they said they saw the man sitting on a railroad tie on the tracks. Train in Florida kills man who was sitting on tracks 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Former railroad tunnel on property, brick and railroad tie walkways. Inside the Beltway: Trump’s strategic war on the media 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The $765 million project, which began more than a decade ago, included the construction of 21 new bridges and the laying of 21 miles of new track, with 105,000 railroad ties. Commuter rail line from N. Haven to Springfield opens 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The incline is 2,744 steps of railroad ties and this wasn't even the steep part. Double amputee scales 2,700-step ascent 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The improvements include replacing railroad ties and installing rock ballast. Union Pacific to invest $87M in Louisiana rails in 2018 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z To both he added wooden bulkheads of railroad ties and telephone poles. Golf Digest's Complete 200 Greatest International Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Others include fires at vacant homes, the burning of railroad ties and the burning of a boxing gym. Southeast Kansas arson fires under investigation 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Products as varied as construction cranes and railroad ties are made with specialized steel that is not available widely, if at all, from United States manufacturers. Trump Authorizes Tariffs, Defying Allies at Home and Abroad 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Products as varied as construction cranes and railroad ties are made with specialized steel that is not available widely, if at all, from U.S. manufacturers. Trump forges ahead on tariffs despite criticisms and caveats at home and abroad 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Flak, as a young adult my maternal grandfather lost an eye when, while riveting a bolt on a railroad tie ricocheted off a rock; the bolt was never removed from his brain. Hits to the Head May Result in Immediate Brain Damage 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Once as tall as a six story building, they've eroded over the years, and have been stabilized the past 20 years by the addition of 93 railroad ties along their top edges. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z They placed her face down in a puddle of water and piled railroad ties on her back. She told the girl she’d see her in hell before stabbing her. Now, she’s guilty of an MS-13 murder. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Replacement of 25 damaged railroad ties is already underway, he said, while damaged rails and rock ballast must be restored. Lane closures overnight Thursday on I-5 at Amtrak train derailment site north of Olympia 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In a federal lawsuit, Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company of failing to use proper protective coating on more than 4.7 million railroad ties. Railroad sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z The railroad ties framing the concrete steps leading to the pool ignited. Couple survived 6 hours in pool as wildfire burned their neighborhood down 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Hard against the Irish Sea's Arklow Bay, European Club rolls across untamed landscape with pot bunkers lined in railroad ties and two extra par-3 holes. Ranking: World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - Golf Digest 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z A dry wash at the bottom is studded with old railroad ties, but otherwise looks like a good place to cross. Driving the Most Controversial Strip of Land in Trump's America 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Police discovered her remains under a pile of railroad ties. MS-13 gang member narrated video of teen’s killing, FBI agent testifies 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Creosote, a carcinogen and tar-like substance used to seal wood in railroad ties, and diesel were also found at the site. Coal found buried at Gallup skate park site delays progress 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The railroad ties framing the concrete steps leading to the pool ignited. Couple survived 6 hours in pool as wildfire burned their neighborhood down 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of new railroad ties are making for a smoother ride. Is Washington’s Metro Improving? After $150 Million, Maybe 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z And when an air-dropped load of railroad ties nearly took out a neighbor’s propane tank. Longtime dispute with Army over dream home nears end 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Guy wins a green jacket and now he's basically calling bank shots off railroad ties? Players Championship 2017: Spend an hour on No. 17 and you'll see a LOT of crazy things - Golf Digest 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Under the rails are sets of crosswise steel bars, like railroad ties, to hold them in place. World’s first light rail on a floating bridge: For I-90, Sound Transit had to invent ‘a brilliant solution’ 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Crew chief Wes Arrowood said some asphalt was being removed by a backhoe when it hit the original brick street surface, a wooden railroad tie and the cast-iron trolley tracks. Construction crew finds old South Carolina trolley line 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The commuter train in New York derailed because of a weakened railroad tie. New York derailment highlights US infrastructure concerns 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Here and there on the ground were piles of railroad ties, gravel, rusty metal. Perspective | After a very long migration, the penguins have returned to Silver Spring 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Located a half-hour west of Chattanooga, just off Interstate 24, Sweetens Cove is guaranteed to distract you from worldly concerns and worries using a combination of charm, character and railroad ties. Always Time For Nine: Sweetens Cove Golf Course - Golf Digest 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z In doing so, Dye re-introduced deception, misdirection and railroad ties into American golf architecture. The Golf Club - Golf Digest 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z The trail rises steeply from the canyon, over a series of switchbacks and sections lined with railroad ties. Great L.A. Walks: This short, steep hike takes you high above Burbank 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z On other days, his body hurts from moving all those railroad ties, and from getting trampled. Minnesota rancher embraces buffaloes’ beauty, but not horns 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z A railroad tie planted like a step at the brink of a dropoff outside the tent door has a white line painted on the outer edge. Stories, memories at family hunting camp 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z A bucket that contained rocks, railroad ties and more spikes was found in his downtown apartment. Judge: Man accused in deadly attacks on homeless incompetent to stand trial 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Harvey said police found a bucket that contained rocks, railroad ties and other spikes. Suspect in attacks on homeless had long history of mental illness, criminal convictions 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Later, a bucket that contained rocks, railroad ties and more spikes, was found in his downtown apartment. Man accused of using railroad spikes to kill homeless 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z A preliminary investigation suggested a failure with a bolt that fastened the rail to the railroad ties. Stop oil by rail in our state, Oregon asks U.S. regulator 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z As the boat heads to shorelines, investigating tree outcroppings and old railroad ties to look for fish, Schwartzenburg and Boffy stand at the bow with long nets waiting. State environmental workers back out on Louisiana waters 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s a letdown in the flesh — punk, squat and fussy: an awkward clash of glass with recycled railroad ties, arrayed as platforms around the base. Alejandro Aravena, the Architect Rebuilding a Country 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The Port Authority Transit Corporation says the machine, which is used to lift railroad ties, went off track one early Monday. PATCO operating on emergency schedule 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The wood was often hand-hewn into railroad ties — the rectangular beams that support the rails of railroad tracks. Mayor wants old bank as new Elkins museum 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Many chestnuts were enormous—ten feet wide and a hundred feet high—and their wood, which is rot-resistant, was used for everything from furniture and shingles to railroad ties and utility poles. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Concrete barriers and bundles of railroad ties stand at the refuge entry, a choke point created by the protesters as they tried to control access to the area. Wildlife refuge begins process of returning to normal 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z The Sawgrass 17th is flat from the tee and the green is clean-shaven and supported by railroad ties. Jason Dufner stumbles, scrambles and wins CareerBuilder Challenge in a playoff to end drought 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Stacks of railroad ties blocked the snowbank from view. Man found dead in snowbank near downtown Casper 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Construction debris, cardboard, railroad ties and plastic pellets were among the freight that was being hauled. Minor freight train derailment reported near Schenectady 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The family-owned mill experienced a windfall from the burgeoning railway, which ordered railroad ties created from logs floated down the Flathead or Swan rivers to the lake that fed its saws. Northern Idaho company dives for lost logs in Montana lake 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z The fire burned three railroad ties on tracks running along the coast. 1,200-acre brush fire north of Ventura is 60% contained; evacuation orders lifted 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z Not only that, he tore up the rails and the railroad ties. Iowa man has been on the prowl for metal for 30 years 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z TerraCycle, which recycles about 100 materials, including drink pouches, converts the plastic contained in cigarette butts into plastic lumber, railroad ties and shipping palettes. Westwood Village unveils plan for smokers to snuff it and stuff it 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z A small powder room on the main level has a vanity made from a reclaimed Turkish outdoor basin and old railroad ties from Panama. Like a Porsche 911, this Georgetown house has been ‘engineered to the nth degree’ 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z But as we pass old railroad ties in the wash, I get my groove back: The trail is flat, graded and graveled, wide enough for a freight train. Enduring heat and history, hikers learn their place -- far behind the ghosts of Hoover Dam 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Spieth, on the other hand, saw his second-shot approach fall just short of rolling into the green, instead catching a railroad tie and ricocheting into heather. Jordan Spieth just became No. 1 in the world. And yet he leaves Whistling Straits in second place: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z The IoT promises to add intelligence to everything from commonplace consumer items such as cars, light bulbs, and refrigerators, to industrial items such as machinery, railroad ties, and agricultural fields. OracleVoice: Marketing's Next Big Thing: The Internet Of Things 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z “We don’t have to argue about the size of the railroad ties, we can focus on building faster trains.” To Lead The Software Container Rush, Docker Plays Nice With Its Startup Friends 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Every piece of furniture is handpicked, and many are made from old railroad ties and pieces of metal housed on property in the “bone yard.” Take Dad, Granddad, And Great Granddad For A Getaway to The Ranch at Rock Creek 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z One support post is out of the old barn and home back near Trough Creek; some overhead beams are the size of railroad ties. Master of ingenuity: makes new home by repurposing old stuff 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The columns will mark a curving path, lined with railroad ties, which leads to a spherical white stone symbolizing the future. Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial breaks ground in Providence 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z And Matt Kuchar hit a one-armed, swinging second shot on No. 17 with his back to the pin after his tee shot nestled against the railroad ties. Kevin Na Leaves Yips Behind to Take Share of Lead at Players Championship 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “We’re constantly digging up old railroad ties, railroad spikes, tie plates, pieces of pipe and chunks of concrete,” Moon said. Church growing food for community on former industrial site 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z With little money to purchase new building materials, Mr. Seely salvaged and recycled everything from railroad ties to windows to banisters — even a chicken coop — to incorporate into his house, which was 37 feet long. In Westchester, a Wisp of a Home Built in the Depression Seeks a Long Future 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z These products ultimately are used for everything from railroad ties to cabinets to gymnasium floors. Kendrick Forest Products in Edgewood lumbers along 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z Katsumoto Saotome was 12 the night he ran for his life through a sea of flames, jumping over smoldering railroad ties along a train track as U.S. Tokyo fire bombing survivor fears Japan starting down road to war again 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Novak is concerned about the potential for creosote leaching from the wooden railroad ties in the river. Officials investigate bridge demolition in Hammond 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Novak is concerned about the potential for leaching creosote from the wooden railroad ties in the river. Investigation seeks to determine who is demolishing bridge 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Or things like floating railroad ties or beams. In Ocean Races, Some of the Biggest Perils Can’t Be Seen 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z At the sides and back, unfinished horizontal boards meet vertical rows of reclaimed railroad ties to form a sprawling patio space. The Elder Statesman's first boutique bows in West Hollywood 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The keel and other large structural pieces of La Belle - resembling old railroad ties - were discovered in 1995 by Texas Historical Commission archaeologists. Remains of French ship being reassembled in Texas 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Crews on the Red Line will work on track insulators and the railroad ties and fasteners between Takoma and Forest Glen. Three lawyers recommended for D.C. Superior Court judgeships Two railroad ties are lying in the yard, and on a recent afternoon a black dog ran through tall grass. The white supremacist next-door 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z All that gets venture capitalists excited enough to throw millions at the company, but it is otherwise kind of boring to a mainstream audience, like reading about how railroad ties are made. The Github Scandal's Bizarre Transparency 2014-04-22T19:11:00Z At times, she appeared to stumble across the railroad ties, forcing the engineer to brake. Different Sort of Dog Run: Beside Train, Between Boroughs 2014-04-10T03:30:40Z United States, are descendants of the owner of a sawmill that produced railroad ties. Supreme Court ruling delivers a major blow to bike paths 2014-03-10T19:55:00Z Between West Falls Church and Vienna, crews on the Orange Line will work on track insulators and the railroad ties and fasteners. Three lawyers recommended for D.C. Superior Court judgeships Lightweight, rot-resistant, straight-grained and easy to work with, chestnut wood was used to build houses, barns, telegraph poles, railroad ties, furniture and even musical instruments. A New Generation of American Chestnut Trees May Redefine America's Forests 2014-03-01T13:30:00Z They stamped their feet, shaking the struts of the stadium, with the rhythm of a locomotive over railroad ties. Jenkins: AFC championship game: Peyton Manning secures his legacy with stunning performance 2014-01-20T02:36:11Z Three days a week, tour groups step nimbly over track ballast and railroad ties, past discarded spikes and old steel plates. High Line to Offer a Walk on the Wild Side 2013-06-10T01:32:02Z "I would rather be known for environmental concerns than for railroad ties." The Essential Pete Dye 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z The American forests have been turned into railroad ties and telegraph poles, and the American Indian has been "exterminated" or taught to plough and to wear a high hat. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z At 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds, he was imposing for his era and he had enhanced his physique as a teenager by lifting steel plates attached to railroad ties. Butch Bouchard, Imposing Pillar of Montreal Canadiens? Defense, Dies at 92 2012-04-16T00:30:35Z Miles of burning woods were everywhere to be seen; hundreds of haystacks in the meadows, and great piles of logs and railroad ties and telegraph poles were destroyed. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The waste of lumber in cutting railroad ties is too great. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z I was walking through the woods one day and saw a man getting out railroad ties. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Manville was shot with a pellet gun and beaten with the gun and a railroad tie. Inmate serving time for killing 4-year-old NY girl in 1994 gets 20-to-life for 1988 slaying 2011-10-28T16:36:39Z It is light, soft, weak, and close-grained; used for posts, railroad ties, building material and fuel. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It is used chiefly for fuel, but occasionally for lumber and railroad ties which are given preservative treatment. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Farther inland men turned to the forests where they cut cordwood and railroad ties. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The smoke arose from beyond a great heap of railroad ties, and now, when her pulses stopped beating so in her ears, she distinguished voices. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z Forced to drop, he caught his pitch thin, bounced it off the railroad ties back into the moat, pitched on, and made a long putt for a triple-bogey 7. Limping, Tiger Woods Withdraws After 9 Holes 2011-05-12T16:00:39Z Cedar shingles, fence posts, railroad ties, buckets, and other cooperage consume quantities each year. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It is used to some extent for furniture, flooring, carpenter’s tools, and novelty wares and extensively in southern Illinois for railroad ties and car stock. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Common Uses: Heavy construction, railroad ties, house trim, ship building, cars, docks, bridges. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z A strange, new elation carried her aching feet over the bruising, irregular railroad ties. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z Families fattened livestock with its nuts and used its wood for fuel, railroad ties, fence posts, musical instruments and furniture. The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback 2010-10-18T00:35:00Z Quantities of it are shipped north and used in the manufacture of doors and interior finishing of houses, for fencing, railroad ties, cooperage, and shingles. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It is used for fence posts, poles and fuel, and occasionally for railroad ties. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Common Uses: Heavy construction, ship building, railroad ties, docks, bridges, house trim. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z This was the case for Derrion Albert, a 16-year-old who was beaten to death with railroad ties on his way home from school last fall. A New Tactic to Stop School Violence 2010-10-17T14:05:00Z PA 1960s Pete Dye goes from unknown to extremist, placing pot bunkers and railroad ties in front of tiny greens. Game Changers: The Most Important Courses 2010-10-13T04:00:00Z The durable red wood is used for posts and railroad ties, for cedar chests and pencils. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z It all culminated at a debut on Thanksgiving weekend in 1969, when Arnold Palmer won the Heritage Classic and writers began publicizing the strange design with sinister lagoons edged in railroad ties. Most Important Courses: How We Made Our Selections 2010-10-13T04:00:00Z Common Uses: Posts, railroad ties, fencing, cabinet material and fuel. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z And the final task is carrying seven items over a mock railroad tie before dumping them into the container. Sanitation Department Test Seeks to Simulate Reality 2010-07-22T05:00:00Z Few know that Robert Allenby made the same putt from the same line — from 70 feet, with his feet hanging over the edges of the railroad ties that line the green. Last 3 Holes at Sawgrass Still a Thrilling Finish 2010-05-06T00:45:00Z It is in demand for fence posts, railroad ties, and for casks and boat timbers. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He was worth nearly two millions of dollars, but his covetousness was so great that he once worked as a common laborer carrying railroad ties all day. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments Common Uses: Shingles, posts, interior finish, cooperage, railroad ties, boats, and various construction work, especially conservatories. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z Richard wanted to meet his train, and Joseph left for a point down the Rhine in order to close a contract for railroad ties. Waldfried A Novel If any one thinks that a peck of sweet potatoes is not heavy, let him try carrying a peck all night, and walk the railroad ties. In and Out of Rebel Prisons "Rock chestnut oak" is a title that lumbermen have given to the oak with exceptionally hard wood, heavy and durable in soil, adapted for railroad ties, posts, and the like. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Some of the sticks seemed to have been cut for railroad ties, while others looked like fence rails, and there were not less than two dozen of them in a jumble among the jagged rocks. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields Common Uses: Ship building, electric wire poles, and railroad ties; used for boat ribs because of its naturally crooked knees; slenderness prevents common use as lumber. Wood and Forest 2011-03-01T03:00:42.647Z He wanted to acquaint himself with the new methods of kyanizing railroad ties, and insisted that he could not get along without my aid. Waldfried A Novel The rest of the fellows will get all of the discarded railroad ties they can find along the tracks over yonder and build a square crib under the bridge. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Posts, railroad ties, frames for the adobe houses, furniture, fellies of wheels, paving blocks, and charcoal are made of this wonderful tree's root system. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He had built it of some railroad ties he had found and had begun to cultivate a garden and cut some wild hay. Trail Tales I did this several times, slowly and impressively, till it made a good big spot on the railroad tie at my feet. The Harbor A high tariff on railroad ties prevents their being shipped, depreciates their market price at home, to the sole benefit of the discriminating company, which is thus enabled to buy ties at a low price. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses This accomplished, the scouts waded into the water again, and, working in pairs, carried the railroad ties to a point just under the broken structure. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters It also furnishes railroad ties, mine timbers and fuel, with the minimum of labor, since trunks of proper sizes can easily be selected. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z We put our shoes and stockings under a pile of railroad ties, and started up the track toward Morrison, which is at the foot of the mountains. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly "I'm glad they didn't break up the Old Rail Fence and make railroad ties out of it." Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures The commission held that this was a case of unjustifiable discrimination and ordered the company to place railroad ties in the same class with other rough lumber. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses In looking about us we see wood used in building houses, in making furniture, for railroad ties, and for shoring timbers in mines. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Quantities of it supply the demand for posts and railroad ties, in which use it lasts indefinitely, compared with other timber. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This wood makes the most valuable railroad ties known. Birdseye Views of Far Lands No observing person has travelled far upon the American railroads without noticing, alongside the tracks, the queer little houses built of railroad ties by Italian laborers. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties When stretched upon two railroad ties near the track his tongue protruded from his mouth and he gasped as if death was at hand. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin You must have heard how they literally eat up houses and the furnishings within, how they consume telegraph poles, railroad ties, anything wooden within reach. The Raid on the Termites The scheme of the leader was apparent; he hoped that the flames would be communicated to the roof of the bridge, and so to the entire wood-work, including the railroad ties and lower beams. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Four men were seated around a camp fire made of old railroad ties, over which a kettle was boiling merrily, where it hung from an improvised crane above the blaze. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts Several discarded railroad ties served as a table. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall A whistle blew and Prescott followed his companions into a shed built of railroad ties and galvanized iron. Prescott of Saskatchewan Wood is still one of the principal materials in building homes and furniture, and is used for railroad ties, for paper, and in so many other ways that we could scarcely get along without wood. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 “What’s up, anyway?” asked Murphy, as the three went skimming along on the railroad ties, and the train drew farther and farther away from them. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The railroad ties rose a little out of the sand, and there was a slight creaking of the woodwork of the car as the weight came off. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner If any grafted trees have been carried fifty miles, or any railroad ties, with a little bark on, carried fifty miles and then thrown off, it might blight the chestnuts in that vicinity. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 The latter individual, in the course of a "healthy dash" that he made down the railroad ties,—whereby two shoes shied from his mare's hoofs,—reined into a quicksand that threatened to swallow his steed. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War All sorts of odd nooks and crannies serve the Redheads for storehouses—knot-holes, pockets under patches of raised bark, cracks between shingles and fences, and even railroad ties. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State A section of a mile in length showed but one railroad tie; while a 250-foot cut was shown as being filled with logs and brush. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 He found a peasant who was reconsidering the advisability of digging sewers and laying railroad ties in the Eldorado of the West. The Lure of the Mask Early next morning we arrived at the Big River where the bridge had been burned, unloaded the battery and horses by the use of platforms extemporized from railroad ties, hitched up, and forded the river. Forty-Six Years in the Army There was a vast amount of driftwood in tremendous piles, trees, limbs, boughs, railroad ties; a great mixture of all kinds, some of it lying full fifty feet above the present level of the river. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 A fence post can be treated with creosote for about ten cents, a railroad tie for twenty cents, and a telephone pole for from seventy-five cents to a dollar. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation "Or first walking gentleman, who knows every railroad tie in the country?" put in the Idiot. The Idiot The tie-cutters kept their hands off the cattle for a while, and the cowmen had no special business with railroad ties, so that, aside from snorting at each other, no special harm was done. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The soft earth between the railroad ties crumbled beneath their feet without showing any small tracks or foot-prints. Violets and Other Tales Part of a railroad tie carried the window sash and curtains in with it and landed on the piano. I Married a Ranger Here it was necessary to walk on railroad ties, with gaps, six or eight inches wide, between them. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' It would never do to retrace their steps over the railroad ties, and the roads about Belle Ewart led nowhere, while to track it along the hot lake shore was not to be thought of. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life This includes only the wood, lumber, railroad ties, etc., which the farmers cut in connection with their ordinary farming operations. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia Since my first experience with railroad ties, I have continued to associate them with hunger. The River and I The hold was about half full of cotton bales, railroad ties, oakum, resin, and the like, and they descended to them by means of a scaling ladder, clambering thence toward the forward bulkhead. Dan Merrithew Commercial value: The wood is extremely durable in contact with the soil and is consequently used for posts and railroad ties. Studies of Trees It seemed to Tavia that everything she had to do must be made easy for her, even dropping through railroad ties! Dorothy Dale's Camping Days All that lay between him and bliss were two hundred miles of railroad ties and a decent suit of clothes! Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories I need only look an ordinary railroad tie in the face to contract a wonderful appetite. The River and I Their houses are made of logs about the size of small railroad ties, which are stood on end and clapboarded. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department Commercial value: Because its wood is strong and durable the larch is valuable for poles, posts, railroad ties, and in shipbuilding. Studies of Trees "Of course railroad ties were never built for human feet, even the straight and narrow are not as straight as these." Dorothy Dale's Camping Days Phelan picked up his small bundle and started down the track with the easy, regular swing of one who has long since gaged the distance of railroad ties. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories Once when I was a boy and far from home, I awoke in the night with a bed of railroad ties under me, and the chill black blanket of the darkness about me. The River and I One tree in Mendocino, whose remains were shown to me, made a mile of railroad ties. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands It is used for general construction, interior finish, railroad ties, posts and cooperage. Studies of Trees Tavia was desperate, but even in her present surprising state of mind, the railroad ties were too much for her, and she kept on. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days Why, it looks to me as if they might be only a pair of Weary Willies, who had wandered up here from tramping the railroad ties. The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players Let's hope that by then Brother Lu will have decided town life is too dull for him, and be once more holding down the railroad ties in his journeying through the country. The Chums of Scranton High out for the Pennant Because," replied the assistant candidly, "the New York office doesn't know the difference between an engineer and a railroad tie. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest It is heavy, hard, strong and durable and is used in cooperage, construction work, interior finish of buildings and for railroad ties, furniture, agricultural implements and fuel. Studies of Trees Tom and Greg quickly had a dozen men running for railroad ties, a pile of which stood less than an eighth of a mile away. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports Then they discovered that we had stacked a lot of useless, decayed railroad ties in the backyard of the section house, and they reduced these into stove lengths. The Trail of the Tramp She took hold of it—her little arms was stiff as railroad ties and her hands was cold. Mr. Scraggs For railroad ties he bored two holes two inches in diameter, six inches inside of the rails, and filled and plugged them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 It is durable when brought in contact with the soil and is therefore used for railroad ties, fence-posts, poles, and mine timbers. Studies of Trees By the time that the man with ropes arrived, and two more behind him, bringing more, there were a dozen railroad ties on the ice by the outer edge of the cove. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports As for his dupes, who are probably half-starving in some third class western town, they may walk home on the railroad ties. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield The timber is used for railroad ties, furniture, and in general construction work where tough, durable lumber is needed. The School Book of Forestry A railroad tie was sunk into the ground, the rope was removed, and a chain brought and securely coiled around the victim and the stake. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man The wood of the chestnut tree, within three or four years after its death, is still sound and may be used for telephone and telegraph poles, posts, railroad ties, lumber and firewood. Studies of Trees The soft earth between the railroad ties crumbled between their feet without showing any small tracks or footprints. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories They sat on a heap of discarded railroad ties, oak logs spotted with cinnamon-colored dry-rot and marked with metallic brown streaks where iron plates had rested. Main Street The life of the average railroad tie is at least doubled by such treatment. The School Book of Forestry 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. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life A dozen men wielding three railroad ties battered upon the grating of the door, swinging the ties far back and then in unison bringing them heavily forward against the puny iron. The Oakdale Affair Valeria did not reply, but stood very straight and dignified in the shadow of the huge pile of rotting railroad ties. Lonesome Land "We have looked the quicksand over, and we feel sure that we see a way of stopping the Man-killer, and forcing it to sustain railroad ties and steel rails." The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand For the most part they walked the railroad ties, or rode the freight cars; winter or summer, the roads were never wholly safe, and children played only in the town. The Nest Builder On the pile of railroad ties on the summer evening, he waited expectantly. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life They sometimes dumped half decayed railroad ties over the fence into a potato patch back of the house. Poor White "It's as fatiguing as walking on railroad ties." Indian Summer I overtook many donkeys loaded with crates of cactus fruit, railroad ties, and the like, and finally at three came out in sight of the famous mining city of Guanajuato. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Melville Stoner loped along, walking on the railroad ties and talking. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories Down the railroad they went and sat on a pile of decaying railroad ties beside the tracks. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life On Sunday mornings Hugh took a crosscut saw and cut the railroad ties into lengths that would go into the kitchen stove. Poor White They set up a cheer, clapped me on the back, and finally lifted me to their shoulders for a triumphal ride up and down the railroad ties, all the time yelling out 'Amerikaner! The Log of a Noncombatant It was a pile of railroad ties, and beyond it loomed another. The Desert of Wheat All her thoughts went away and she turned and started to tiptoe away, stepping carefully along the railroad ties, making no noise. Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories The telegraph operator of Winesburg, sitting in the darkness on the railroad ties, had become a poet. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life Meanwhile 2000 men had been set at work getting out railroad ties and timber for bridges. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 That horrible cemetery, surrounded by a fence of barbed wire and superannuated railroad ties, to receive that beloved clay. The Long Chance Subsequently, Cappy learned that his dog-barking skipper had discharged his cargo of railroad ties on barges, in order to lighten the vessel and float her off with the aid of a launch. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley So Freddie Firefly crawled hurriedly into a chink beneath the railroad tie on which he had been sitting. The Tale of Freddie Firefly Wash Williams and George Willard arose from the pile of railroad ties and walked along the tracks toward town. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life Between these fortinas were sentry stations of logs or railroad ties. Rainbow's End He took a turn at lumbering, bought a tract of chestnuts and made a good penny in railroad ties. Half a Rogue "General, we can have all those railroad ties hustled here and throw up defenses," suggested the officer. The U. P. Trail "Soak him, Phil!" yells the boy on the pile of railroad ties. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show All shows walk back to New York on tan oxford and railroad ties. Strictly business: more stories of the four million He sent Neale out with the gang detailed to heave railroad ties. The U. P. Trail Casey threw a railroad tie—on the track—in front of him.... The U. P. Trail In an hour they had piled a fence of railroad ties, six feet high, around the engineers' quarters. The U. P. Trail The details of Phil's exciting escape from his captors are well remembered, as will be his long, weary journey over the railroad ties in his ring costume. The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show The troopers who were left behind stacked their guns and sallied out after railroad ties with which to build defenses. The U. P. Trail Teddy, who had sat down on a pile of railroad ties beside the tracks, could see and hear all that was going on in the stateroom. 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