I have about a hundred of these nails, many of which I got when I bought fifty ties from the railroad. It was on a line (still being used) where they were replacing ties with new ones while the line was still in service. That in itself was a fascinating process. I made the deal to pick them up off the right of way for 50 cents each. Yes, it was a while back! I looked at every one I could and removed date nails as we went. Off that line I got a lot of them from the 40's and 50's. I got out and "inspected" some on another section of track that was not being used any more and got some nails that have a 99 stamped on them, with an underline on it. I have some 10's and several from the 20's. You would think all of them in a section would be the same, but that isn't true.
I too, remember scrambling to get a close up look at steam engines in use. I just turned 65, so by the time I got grown there weren't any around here being used. When I think about what all is involved in making one of these machines go...well, it's quite a deal for sure!
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