Does anyone know anything about "tie marker nails", which come with numbers stamped onto the heads such as 44, 46, etc?
Tie Marker Nails?
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I believe the numbers indicate the year the ties were installed - (19)44, (19)46 in your examples.
They're not used anymore, but I am unsure of how they determine when to replace ties - visual inspection? scan?
Andrew
They're not used anymore, but I am unsure of how they determine when to replace ties - visual inspection? scan?
Andrew
Does anyone know anything about "tie marker nails", which come with numbers stamped onto the heads such as 44, 46, etc?
They are called "Date nails" really a lot of informatiion can be found here:
Date Nail Info
My son-in-law works the track gang for MRL and occasionally finds date nails in old ties out here in MT. A couple of weeks ago I attended a model railroad show and someone had a big display of date nails.
I'm glad you asked that question. I've seen them at flea markets and wasn't sure what they were about.
Ralph
Ralph