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A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties (sleepers) in the track. Robert Livingston Stevens is credited with the invention of the rail spike, [6] the first recorded use of which was in 1832. [7]
An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.
Ferrocerium is used in fire lighting in conjunction with a striker, similarly to natural flint-and-steel, though ferrocerium takes on the opposite role to the traditional system; instead of a natural flint rock striking tiny iron particles from a firesteel, a striker (which may be in the form of hardened steel wheel) strikes particles of ...
Spike mauls are akin to sledge hammers, typically weighing from 8 to 12 pounds (4 to 5 kg) with handles 30 to 36 inches (80 to 90 cm) long. They have elongated double faced hardened steel heads. The head is typically over 12 inches (30 cm) long to allow the user to drive spikes on the opposite side of the rail without breaking the handle.
The Ohio Match Railroad's Shay and Climax were sold to the U.S. Navy in 1940 to construct Farragut Naval Base in Farragut, Idaho and scrapped by the U.S. Navy in 1944 for war materials. [7] Two Ohio Match Railroad Heisler locomotives are preserved, but non-operational as of 2022.
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