Railroad spikes and methods of making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8875556
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14178873

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Embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved designs of railroad spikes and improved methods of manufacturing the same. According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for manufacturing a railroad spike may have the steps of: preparing a metal blank having a substantially circular cross-section; subjecting the metal blank to at least one cold heading process and at least one cold extrusion process to form a railroad spike having (a) a circular head with a fillet at its bottom side that is angled to engage a railroad tie plate or rail base and (b) a non-threaded shank with a substantially square cross-section and a chiseled tip; and coating the railroad spike with an anti-corrosion material.

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION650 WEST PEACHTREE STREET NE ATLANTA GA 30308

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Newell, Hayden W Boones Mill, US 3 1

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