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The old New York Central line across Southern Ontario (Canada Southern) used them. The oldest I ever found was 1918, on a line that was still active through the 1980s! You could pull them out with your bare hands, the track was in such bad shape.
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Very nice Lester. I like how the rusted taconite pellets add a more modern feel to the the "age" of the date nail.
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Railfanning sometimes treats railfans to rare finds...if you know where to look. The few date nails I found have been located in the tie in between the rails (along the former NKP mainline in Ohio). Thanks for sharing.
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In Russia, is more exact in the former USSR, in old cross ties it is possible to see the same nails with the dates, two nails with numbers 71 and 72 I hammered into an entrance door.
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There are still quite a few date nails to be found on the former Boston and Maine in New Hampshire. The oldest I've found yet is 1913 with the most recent being 1961. 1939-1945 are the most common around here, which is right around when the B&M was installing CTC across their system.
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