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Date Nails
Boston & Maine Spur

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Title

Date Nails
Boston & Maine Spur

Description

Date nails were inserted into the cross ties when they were laid on the railroad bed. The nails had two digits on the head that indicated the year. Date nails were in full use by 1910, with there use terminated in 1969 when other methods were used to keep track of the ties. The Society's collection of 11 nails came from the B & M spur that ran through Maynard from South Acton.

Contributor

Paul Boothroyd
David Mark

Identifier

2021.240

Coverage

The nails are dated:
1928 (2)
1931 (2)
1936
1937
1938
1944
1946
1952 (2)

Artifact Item Type Metadata

Materials

Iron

Condition

Fair

Storage

AB71
SU1-1