This is the oldest rail I've ever come across: It reads "Barrow Steel_1872:74". I found this under the current Amtrak Northeast Corridor line in Groton, CT and helps support a 4' tall tunnel under the two tracks. From research this was made in Lancashire, England where they shipped these rails world-wide. The thickness of the rail is just shy of 2".

Photographed by Christopher Zyrlis, October 24, 2015.
Added to the photo archive by Christopher Zyrlis, October 24, 2015.
Railroad: Amtrak/Northeast Corridor.

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