INCREASING USE OF SPIKE RETENTION METHOD

The Spikelock is a retaining device installed in wooden ties that prevents the movement of spikes under vibration and undulating action from dynamic loading of the rail. This sleeve with its "louvers" projecting in and out acts to engage both the wood fibers of the tie and surface of the spike inserted within it. Tests are under way on several railroad and transit properties.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deterioration; Rail fasteners; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Spikes; Vibration control; Wood ties
• Old TRIS Terms: Cross tie deterioration; Track structures; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323236
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM