Whats that big nail thing called that goes on railroad tracks???please 10 points?

Question

Whats that big nail thing called that goes on railroad tracks???please 10 points?

Answer 1

SPIKE - The rail sits on a plate, the plate sits on a wooden "tie",,,The spike holds the rail and plate to the tie.

Answer 2

TRACK SPIKE...

Answer 3

Above answers are totally correct, almost always spikes, but there are giant wood screws that are used in some high stress places such as switches and turnouts as they hold better than spikes and are cheaper than pandrol clips.

Answer 4

"Spike."

Answer 5

The answer is Spike. But most railroad in the US are using clips to concrete ties now a days...

Answer 6

A railroad spike is what us used to hold the ties to rails.

Answer 7

It's called a spike.  It's like a giant nail, but with a square shank and the head offset to one side.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/1234678...

Nowadays the railroads are moving toward giant wood screws and spring clips.  

http://www.miniquest.com/trips/aftoncany...

Answer 8

Railroad tie or spike depending on who is speaking.