What is a dog spike?

dog spike

A rail dog spike, also known as a cut spike or crampon, is a large nail that is used to fix a rail's fastening system to the railroad track. The main function is to keep the rail in gauge.

A dog spike, also called a cut track spike, is often used to fasten a T-shaped railway track to wooden sleepers, secure a rail, and tie a plate to the ties in the track, which has a pointed penetrating head with a square shank, and the underside of the spike head is sloped to compromise the top of the rail base.

At our Rail Spike Workshop Dog spikes of various sizes are available to meet the customized requirements of penetrating length of the spikes. The most popular track spikes are the 5/8” ×6” and 9/16” ×5-1/2” for smaller rail sections, especially in North America, especially US market, and they are usually packed in either 200lbs, 100lbs, or 50lbs kegs.

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