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  2. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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    A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties (sleepers) in the track. Robert Livingston Stevens is credited with the invention of the rail spike, [ 6 ] the first recorded use of which was in 1832. [ 7 ]

  3. Spike maul - Wikipedia

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    Spike mauls are akin to sledge hammers, typically weighing from 8 to 12 pounds (4 to 5 kg) with handles 30 to 36 inches (80 to 90 cm) long. They have elongated double faced hardened steel heads. The head is typically over 12 inches (30 cm) long to allow the user to drive spikes on the opposite side of the rail without breaking the handle.

  4. List of Forged in Fire episodes - Wikipedia

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    Three railroad spike knives (using railroad spikes) Arming sword: August 21, 2018 ... (using W1 steel & railroad spikes) Event 2: Damascus-layered Throwing knives ...

  5. Sledgehammer - Wikipedia

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    Spike maul used for driving railroad spikes during track construction. The handle can range from 50 centimetres (1 ft 8 in) to a full 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) long, depending on the mass of the head. [3] The head mass is usually 1 to 9 kilograms (2.2 to 19.8 lb). Modern heavy duty sledgehammers come with 10-to-20-pound (4.5–9.1 kg) heads.

  6. Spike driver - Wikipedia

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    A spike driver (also known as a spiker) is a piece of rail transport maintenance of way equipment. Its purpose is to drive rail spikes into the ties on a rail track to hold the rail in place. Many different sizes of spikers are manufactured and in use around the world.

  7. John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    John Henry is an American folk hero.An African American freedman, he is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into a rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel.

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