Close-up of the spiker working. 3 man team, one for each rail and a third loading spikes into the feeder rails.

A claw holds tie to rail and then the machine just pushed the spike into the tie, with as much visable effort as you would show pushing a sharp needle into an ripe bananna.

Photographed by Rich Cizik, August 16, 2003.
Added to the photo archive by Rich Cizik, August 28, 2003.
Railroad: New England Central.

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