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To: Ilaine who wrote (51551)	5/31/2000 10:08:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

I took some pictures of the spikes that are here. I think they are from the Rockies, and who knows how old, maybe very, and not from the track here, so we may get two types, or three types, or whatever. I'll see if I can get Techie to url them for us. I haven't even seen them yet, but we're verking on it. And will collect and photo the orientation of ones we can pull out from the spur! Yah, Baby!!

To: Ilaine who wrote (51551)	5/31/2000 10:16:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

<<Well, let me make sure I am being specific. The concave part of the curve and the bevel are on the same side. Not sure about the lip, I left the spikes in the car and will have to go check. Back in a few.>> Hokay. I'm staying up to straighten this out. The spikes are beveled in the opposite side of the offset of the head. When being pounded in they tend to move away from the bevel and engage the lower flange of the rail. You want to test this, cut a bevel on a 4x4 and pound it in. Now a tie replacer splits the tie between the tracks and with a lot of horse power and hydraulics shoves the tie halves from under the tracks to the outside. The inside spikes will curl toward the bevel. The outside spikes will curl away from the bevel.