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| Author: | Davidson W. [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:04 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Special Spikes on the C & NW | ||
Hey Team, I was wandering around the abandoned Chicago & Northwestern "Air Line" bridge just north of Milwaukee over the Milwaukee River a few years ago and snapped this picture. They will be turning it into a bike path this coming year, so I thought I would ask what type of spikes these are before they get ripped out and the deck paved over. I have never seen any before or since. ~Davidson
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| Author: | Howard P. [ Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Special Spikes on the C & NW |
"hairpins" is a common name for those things. They are a spring design, and fit the plate/tie holes tightly. These look like a 1950s product of Bernuth, Lembke Co. of New York, which I suspect may have been an importer of European technology. Howard P. |
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