Hey guys,
while railfanning I was walking along the tracks of a local shortline whose tracks date to 1910 and are ex-ATSF... I stumbled upon an old 'Cable' steel placard painted silver, in the roadbed. I've seen others of these, too...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh155/texaspacific/002-1-1.jpg)
Any information on this?
Hi Paul
I am surprised the placard was still there, can we assume it is now in your collection? :D Judging from the screw holes, it might have been attached to a freight car or something.
I did all kinds of searches and didn't find anything, it is interesting.
I have a small collection of railroad tie date nails I retrieved from old ties laying beside the tracks through our ranch, some date back to early 30s.
The ones I am familiar with marked where a power line or signal wires passed under the roadbed so maintenance crews don't tear up the cable
Hey Yampa Bob,
I come across some dated copper nails at a swap meet today, I didn't buy any. He was asking $1 ea. He had about 40 or so.
I did buy from that same vendor an old tyco billboard whistle. Still have to test it though. Now I have one for each of the granddaughter's.
Enjoy,
Barry
Hi Barry,
A dealer friend in Kansas had a box full of old nails, he let me pick out some when I was at his shop last year.
When UP replaced all the ties here, they left a lot of the old spikes along the roadbed. I picked up some, thought they might make a good hat rack.
Or tie rack...... ;D
Or backscratcher.
Don
:D 8)