Golden Spike Awards
by Brad Joseph
(MCoR AP Chairman at the time of this article) ...
spike is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails or fishplates (or baseplates) to ties in the track.
SPIKE A TORCH"Throw a fusee
SPOT"To place a car in a designated position. Also sleep, rest, or lunch period on company time. On the spot means an opportunity for railroad men to "chew the rag" or swap experiences.
Rail Spikes
Long flat-headed nails which are driven into sleepers each side of a flat-bottomed rail to secure the rail to the sleeper.
Rainstrip ...
Spike
On a prototype railroad, a forged steel fastener with an offset head thatÂ's driven into the ties to secure the rails.
Spiral curve or easement ...
Spike
Square section heavy steel nail driven into wooden sleeper to affix flanged rail in position.
Spiked Switch ...
Spike puller extension. A tool with a claw end and two or three pairs of knobs on a straight bar. A spike puller is engaged with the knobs after the claw is slipped under the spike head.
Spike
A nail-like device with a large, offset head that is driven into ties to anchor rail in place and to maintain proper track alignment.
Spine ...
A Spiker part of a fleet of Maintenance of way vehicles
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Add spiked helmet for 1871 Prussians
US WW2 Infantry
Post 1945 S. Korea, Denmark, Norway, France, West Germany, Israel, Jordan, Greece, Turkey, S. Vietnam, Argentina (Falklands) ...
Track Spike
Square shaped metal nail approximately 5/8 inches wide and 5 to 6 inches long used to fasten railroad rails to crossties.
Track Warrant Control (TWC) ...
Golden Spike National Historic Monument
RAILWAYS. The place near Promontory, Utah, USA, where the tracks of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific met in 1869, completing the Transcontinental Railroad.
railroad FAQ-TINPLATE, Part 4 of 4 From: tinplate@spikesys.com (Christopher D Coleman) Reply-To: tinplate@spikesys.com Summary: This FAQ contains information on the collecting, operating and repair of Collectable or Tinplate model trains.
Screw spike. A cylindrical threaded steel spike with a special head, designed to be turned with a special wrench into holes bored in ties, to secure rails or to act as a tie plate holder in tie plates with holes intended for this use.
Generally of wood, concrete or steel, with hardware to affix the rails, usually spikes, nails or bolts. Note in the UK baseplates and clips are used to affix the rail to the sleeper. Spikes are widely used in North America.
Also a plate inserted between the chairs and the sleeper at a pair of points to maintain the correct gauge and prevent any spreading of the gauge that might occur from the gradual enlargement of the spike holes in the wooden sleepers.
The rail has a wide base and, originally, was spiked directly to the sleeper.
In essence, solid state throttles put out a spike of power to get the motor turning. The spikes increase in frequency until the motor is being fed straight d.c. at higher speeds.
We grabbed a couple of spike mauls out of the track department truck and began to work on the switch.
The general manager of a railroad (that's you) will receive more respect from ordinary railroaders if he can drive a spike home without smashing his foot. To build model track the old fashioned way, you will need ties, spikes, rail and tools.
It is temporarily spiked, wedged or clamped next to the rail at the wheel that needs to be lifted back over the rail and then the car is pushed or pulled by the engine to get the wheel to ride up over the ramp and back onto the track.
Supporting the tie while another track worker drives spikes.
NMRA
National Model Railroad Association. The NMRA helps to promote the hobby, establish standards, reward modelers for their talents as Master Model Railroaders, and much more.
Dogcock A device used in unison with a clawbar to pull spikes from the wing rails of a frog and also from the guard rail. Dollyflopper A brakeman or switch-tender - someone who throws switches. Doorslammer Slang for a passenger trainman.
There are approximately five thousand feet of standard gauge track on the layout, all of which has been hand laid on home made wooden ties with four spikes in each tie.
Steam Engine Jupiter and 119 on a Railroad Track, Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah, USA ...
Now that you've started your track laying and made your first joint, forge on ahead until your golden spike is driven.
References ...
Components inside power supplies can burn out or change value with age, placing high voltage spikes on the track. This can burn out sound systems and even locomotive motors. Pull the plug and get the power supply serviced if there are any problems! ...
Homasote's main advantage is that its density allows it to hold spikes well, yet it's soft enough that they can be driven in with a pair of needlenose pliers. This is a particularly attractive feature for those who handlay track.
Tie The transverse member of the track structure to which the rails are spiked or otherwise fastened to proper gauge and to cushion, distribute, and transmit the stresses of traffic through the ballast to the roadbed.
 See also: Track, Train, Point, Switch, Engine
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