Tips For Hunting Datenails

Some of the readers may be asking, "What is a datenail?" A datenail is a nail that was drove into railroad crossties when the crosstie was installed under the tracks. In some cases, even telephone poles used datenails. According to Wikipedia, the use of datenails on railroad tracks was phased out in 1959.

A typical datenail will have two numbers on the head. The numbers signify the year the crosstie was installed.

A datenail with 28 on the head means the crosstie was installed in 1928.
40 would be 1940.
45 would be 1945.
50 would be 1950.

Using datenails allowed the railroad to know what year the crosstie was installed.

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Tips For Hunting Datenails