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I also see a bunch of old rusty rail anchors in that bucket (they're the ones that look bent and are not shaped like spikes). For the unfamiliar out there in Forum land, they're force-fit on the rail base against the crossties (usually on each side of the tie) to keep the rail from sliding forward and backward on the crossties. The rails, when spiked or Pandrol-clipped down, can't move from side to side easily but can slide forward and backward on the tie plates if the right amount of force is applied by the train. This forward/backward rail motion is in response to the forces the powered and braking wheels exert as the train rolls by (powered wheels try to force the rail to move in the opposite direction from the train's motion and wheels being braked try to force the rail to move in the same direction as the train). Envision a 'toon car slamming on its brakes and pulling the pavement into a big heap in front of it. That's the kind of forces the anchors are designed to resist.
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