Abstract: A railroad crosstie includes an outer casing made of a 50—50 mixture by volume of recycled high density polyethylene and crumb rubber from recycled tires. The outer casing includes an upper section and a lower section, which cooperate to define a cavity in which a beam or beams are installed. Each of the beams include an aperture below the rail supporting areas of the crosstie and an insert of the same composite material of which the outer casing is made is installed within the beams below the rail support areas. A flowable concrete mixture fills the cavity defined within the outer casing including the cavities defined within the beams.