wolfshieldrx Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Anyone know where I can find some of the small narrow gauge rail spikes? These are used on rails inside mines, or so I am told. Thanks...bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron woodrow Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Depends where you are bud! Add your location to your profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notownkid Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Mine supply companies. We bought a keg a number of years ago from the Naugatuck RR in Canaan CT. Made neat bottle openers. Not sure what they used them for. Still have a few I make coat racks out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george m. Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I asked the same question about 2 years ago and someone contacted me off forum and sold me enough to last me a decade or so at a reasonable price. I think he was in KS. Before that I was having a very hard time finding them and I'm in a state with a long mining history. If I had wanted a several hundred pound keg of them for several hundred dollars plus freight I could have gotten them from a RR supply company. I'd still like to find some medium sized ones, maybe about 5" long, to fall between the 3" mine spikes and the 7" full size standard gauge spikes. I think the 5" spikes were used on actual 24" narrow gauge lines, the 3" on 12-16" mine tracks, and the 7" on standard gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 so you contacted any of the narrow gauge railways and asked their maintenance dept? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george m. Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thomas, if that is directed at me, no, I didn't. The thought occurred to me after I had purchased the 3" spikes from the gentleman in KS. When I get around to a project needing 5"ers I will call the Georgetown Loop RR which is the nearest narrow gauge line to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdaleh Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Sent you a pm . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thomas, if that is directed at me, no, I didn't. The thought occurred to me after I had purchased the 3" spikes from the gentleman in KS. When I get around to a project needing 5"ers I will call the Georgetown Loop RR which is the nearest narrow gauge line to me. George: Thomas was making a suggestion to the original poster, or anyone wanting new RR spikes. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george m. Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Dear tdaleh, I haven't received anything. I'm going to slightly encode my email address by using the military phonetic alphabet. Contact me at monsson@tango whiskey Oscar lima.com. Cryptically, George M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I have loads of 'em mate, but that's not much good to you unless you live in Australia. I live in an old mining area and those narrow gauge spikes were used on mining trolley rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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