what are these things?

[boojagirl]

Today I went to the depot and got permission to look around and I found the items below, photo 1 is one side of the 3 small things and photo 2 is the other side, the words and numbers on photo 5 are on the big J shaped thing in photo 3. I don't know for sure what these things are but I know they are heavy,I probably would have found more but there was a cop car sitting close by and even though I had permission him being there was a little unnerving so I left.

photo 1

photo 2

photo 3

photo 4

photo 5

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

photo 1 & 2 looks like a short bolt with 2 square nuts.

The center item in photo 3 looks like a railroad spike.

 

[Sandman]

Yea, a railroad spike and connector in pic 3, and the nuts in 1 an 2. Don't worry about the police at all. Unless someone reports you trespassing they won't bother you. They could just ask what you found as they get curious too.

 

[boojagirl]

The trains ran by the depot from 1886 until about the 1930's then they got taken apart or something, this year is the 150th anniversary of the town and for the last few years they have been building a partial railroad with a stationary train car so people now days can get an idea of what it would have looked like then, do you think these things are from the real railroad or the one they are making now? Below is a photo of the front of the depot, the white building is the first school house in town, they had it moved here from it's origional place years ago.

 

[boojagirl]

I was mainly worried about the cop cause I had gotten there and had gotten verbal permission from the people working there about 15 minutes before they went home, the cop did'nt show up until about an hour after they went home and because I did'nt have proof that I had permission I was afraid he would'nt have believed me.

 

[Southcacalaky]

interesting finds, One particular school yard I go to always has a patrol car or two parked there, So far, There has not been any problems, HH Art...

 

[boojagirl]

does anyone know what the letters and numbers on the J shaped thing in photo 5 mean, if you can't see it clearly it says "PAT2244755" on the top row and on the bottom row are the numbers 112-15-19, I had some idea of what the other things might be but this thing is the most interesting, I weighed it and it weighs 2 1/2 pounds, I will take a few more photos of it from different angles and post them in a while if that will help.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Someone else found some railroad items: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,35163.0.html

 

[jeff of pa]

does anyone know what the letters and numbers on the J shaped thing in photo 5 mean, if you can't see it clearly it says "PAT2244755" on the top row and on the bottom row are the numbers 112-15-19, I had some idea of what the other things might be but this thing is the most interesting, I weighed it and it weighs 2 1/2 pounds, I will take a few more photos of it from different angles and post them in a while if that will help.

The Pat # says RAIL ANCHOR

http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=02244755&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D2244755.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F2244755%2526RS%3DPN%2F2244755&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

 

[DigEmAll]

The anchor clips on the bottom of the rail, the wide flat part. It hangs below the rail, between the cross ties. It's purpose is to keep the rail from sliding lengthways under constant braking or acceleration.

Hmmm... there's a word that you don't see used much in reference to locomotives.... acceleration.

The older version of these are shaped like a contorted "C" and were made from bent mild steel as opposed to this cast version.

 

[Kiros32]

Sounds like a great place to hunt. Check the area close to the old ticket window and along the tracks. I am guessing that is where most of the coins will be. Be patient and as you learn and get to know your detector, you will be amazed at what you could find.

 

[chong2]

another cool thing about tracks alot of people put coins on the tracks to get flattened, i know we did, but i do remember alot of times the coin would fall off the track right befor the train smashed it, im sure back in the olden days alot of people did this too, so keep an eye out along the tracks since the detector will go crazy with all the metal, and watch out for trains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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