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Is it illegal to pick up railroad spikes?
Legally speaking - if you are picking them up along the railroad's right-of-way, you are trespassing, and everytihing you find on the right-of-way belongs to the railroad company. So, technically, yes, you are not only trespassing you are committing theft of railroad property.
What are railroad spikes made of?
i think its metal.
What do the marks on railroad spikes mean?
Railroad spikes made after 1970 will have an HC on the head. This stands for "high carbon." the other letters are the name of the railroad, for example, "BS" stands for Bessemer Southern.
What year was the railroad invented?
1906 by Richard Spikes
Are all railroad spikes high carbon steel?
no
Are railroad spikes recycled?
It depends on the railroad. The biggest problem with recycled spikes is that if they are even slightly bent the can jam the spike feed shoots on semi-automatic spikers.
Can you get money for railroad spikes?
Do you have new or used railroad spikes? New ones would go for probably around 2 dollars a piece and used ones, depending on how bad they look, will go for around 60 cents a piece.
How much is a railroad in Monopoly and how does owning it affect gameplay?
In Monopoly, a railroad costs 200 to purchase. Owning a railroad can increase your income when opponents land on it, as you can collect rent from them. Additionally, owning multiple railroads can increase the rent you can collect.
Can you sell discarded railroad spikes for scrap metal?
yes.otherwise they just rust away in the rocks and or bushes.
How many spikes were driven per mile on the railroad?
The number of spikes per mile would vary with the spacing of the cross ties, the class of track, and the construction and engineering policies of the rail road involved.
Is it legal to scrap railroad spikes?
Technically no. They're property of whichever railroad you stole them from. If the line is abandoned, they still don't belong to you, and depending on how the scrap yard is run they may accuse you of theft.
Do cacti have spikes?
Cacti have spikes to use as their defense mechanism to animals that may try to eat them. The spikes deter the animals by pricking them in the nose and mouth putting them off trying to eat it. The spikes also help collect water vapor by increasing the plant's surface area and the spikes also help stop transpiration loss of water through pores.
