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heatermason

December 03, 2020 09:56AM

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I've never seen this anywhere, and I've walked a lot of old track over the last few decades. From the grain it looks like a piece of oak so it would have some strength and be less likely to split. It's probably a piece of an old tie. Along the Southern Pacific where I grew up I often found milled round wood pegs which I believe were used to drive in the spike holes and then the spike could be re-driven and get some grip. I expect even that was a temporary fix.

Timothy

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High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Tank Smith	December 03, 2020 09:12AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW(?) rail retainer	hank	December 03, 2020 09:51AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW(?) rail retainer	Tank Smith	December 03, 2020 10:05AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW(?) rail retainer	hank	December 03, 2020 06:11PM
Re: High-tech D&RGW(?) rail retainer	Tank Smith	December 04, 2020 07:35AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW(?) rail retainer	nscaler2	December 04, 2020 09:06AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	heatermason	December 03, 2020 09:56AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Rick Steele	December 03, 2020 11:18AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Dave Peterson	December 03, 2020 12:04PM
"Refilling" holes in ties	John K	December 03, 2020 04:44PM
Re: "Refilling" holes in ties	Jimr260	December 04, 2020 05:47AM
Re: "Refilling" holes in ties	nedsn3	December 04, 2020 09:27AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Chris Walker	December 03, 2020 01:03PM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	12bridge	December 03, 2020 01:43PM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	MSRRKevin	December 04, 2020 09:01AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Tank Smith	December 04, 2020 12:20PM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Todd Hackett	December 04, 2020 10:18AM
Re: High-tech D&RGW rail retainer	Tank Smith	December 04, 2020 12:23PM

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