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I dug up these two train wheel brake pads near the location of several train accidents recorded over the past 2-3 decades. Makes me wonder if failed brakes could have contributed to any of them..?brake pads, fatality, accidents, Buda, Texas, USA

You guys are always much help. I have a few questions about this photograph. It was found in a drop front desk that on the back of the small drawer was hand written, "J. Carson New Almaden". I put a post up about a year ago about this desk. Anyway, what company do you think this train is...

We went to this site once before with just the bounty tracker iv, but now that we've got an AT pro we are revisiting some places and taking turns with that machine. Oddly, we each kind of prefer the Bounty hunter :laughing7: Some places are better than others with the AT pro and it takes a while...

I dug this big old wrench out of the yard of my childhood home, it was about 5" down, under some roots. My father passed away a couple of years ago so unfortunately I can't ask him. I've got a few old tractor and wagon wrenches but have not been able to positively identify this one. I know that...

Does anyone happen to know about Steam Locomotive Bells? I have this bell that I got from an estate sale, and I have no idea about how to get it priced/sell it. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Found these things today near an old foundation here in Oklahoma......the foundation is near the old Midland Valley Railroad tracks. Could the button be a uniform button from a railroad worker---it has three 5-pointed stars on it? and the old iron hardware from a stove maybe? Here's some...