railroad spike
Rail-to-tie connector
A railroad spike is a large nail with a square shaft and an offset head, hammered through a metal plate to fasten rails to wooden ties.
The design resists being pulled out by the forces of passing trains.
Railroad spikes are sometimes collected or repurposed as decorative items or improvised tools.
- ironElement twenty-six
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- trackPath or monitored route
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
tempering · mallet · sleeper · creosote · clang · hammer · rust · galvanization · fastening · gandy dancer · work gang · railway construction · ballast · cross-tie · corrosion resistance · drive · head · construction
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- historic railwayssteam locomotive, steam train, steam engine, heritage railway, railway museum
- nailsnails, common nail, fingernails, finishing nail, toenails
- survey markerssurvey marker, boundary marker, boundary stone, corner post, rebar
railroad spikefinishing nail
Small fastener for trim
brad · tack · thumbtack · carpet tack · pin
railroad spikeset screw
Headless fastener for shafts
machine screw · screw · bolt
railroad, spike, rail, road, rails, roads, railed, railing, railings