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To: Gauguin who wrote (51631)6/1/2000 6:34:00 PM
From: Ish  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 71178
 
<<Hmmm. Readjustment of plate? Broken during driving?>>

Sheared heads off spikes. I went over to friend Charlies to have coffee. I started drinking coffee and heard a train coming and jumped up. Charlie says "wheredafuck you goin'". I was off to watch the rail. Yes, it does wiggle and dance. Sheared heads come from vibration of the tracks moving during transit. My poor spike has her head 1/3 cut off from this mean action. And a slight twist to her rear.



To: Gauguin who wrote (51631)6/1/2000 6:36:00 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 71178
 
<<The ones we pulled out were right adjacent to the rail.>>

Ones I saw getting loose were away from the rail. Maybe you have more rain.



To: Gauguin who wrote (51631)6/2/2000 1:40:00 AM
From: JF Quinnelly  Respond to of 71178
 
Spikes get loosened from the motion of trains. Keep in mind that trains are plenty heavy, and they exert a lot of force on the rails, creating wave effects on the rails. Surely enough force to bend some spikes, probably enough to shear off an occasional spike head.