SECTION OF CIVIL WAR-ERA “PEAR RAIL” RAILROAD STOCK

SECTION OF CIVIL WAR-ERA “PEAR RAIL” RAILROAD STOCK

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The first railroad track widely laid in the United States was made of wooden stringers, running in the direction of travel, with a flat iron bar fastened to the top, called strap iron. This served until the locomotives began to grow in weight, crushing the wooden stringer and the iron bar. Only a very few of the poorest roads (like the Winchester & Potomac) were still using strap on their main lines by the time of the Civil War.

The replacement for strap iron was either U-rail, Pear-rail, or T-rail. Offered here is a 0.75” thick piece of a railroad “rail”. Called a “Pear Rail” due to its shape. Measures 3.75” tall x 3.5” across bottom. Unknown recovery location. In “dug” condition being lightly pitted overall.

A nice piece of Civil War railroad memorabilia.  [jet] [ph:L]

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