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Round Head Spike, Central Pacific Railroad, original construction, 1865
G.J. Graves notes that C.P. Huntington's specification for wrought iron spikes was
5 1/2" x 9/16" and weighed 1/2 lb. but some found on the old grade are instead 1/2".

Courtesy Bruce C. Cooper Collection and G.J. Chris Graves.


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