steve in so la
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My friend & I got home from our trip along the old RR lines of Az. Had a lot of fun, got a bunch of nails from 1907 to 1958 and other stuff. Weather is perfect now in the desert. Here's my take of Santa Fe date nails, my partner got about the same amount. The RR lock is from the Arizona & California RR line. It was just lying in the dirt off to one side. Didn't even have to detect it.
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Here's the 7 he found - lying right in the ground. It's crusty but a brief spin on the wire wheel will make it look great. There are some advantages to getting very little rainfall out here. Some of the nails we pull out of the old ties in fences or lying off the side, some are found on the ground, some are dug up in old dumps while sifting, and some are found with our detectors. I have even pulled some in lumber yards who offer ties for sale, not to mention plant nurseries who use them for borders
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Here's a 1941 nail still in the tie - it was off the line in the desert under a bunch of rocks & dirt. I saw the tie sticking out so cleaned off the junk and found the nail.
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Here's an old shotgun shell brass I found, dont believe they use them anymore. Can anyone give me info on it ?
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Finally, here's a railroad station/stop site from the past. The sign has the name but there's usually nothing left above the ground from it. Most good places though, don't announce the site - we have to research them. We went to about 15 sites this trip. Some are productive and some are not at all. My GPS worked great as usual to get us to them all. Steve in so az
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Here's the 7 he found - lying right in the ground. It's crusty but a brief spin on the wire wheel will make it look great. There are some advantages to getting very little rainfall out here. Some of the nails we pull out of the old ties in fences or lying off the side, some are found on the ground, some are dug up in old dumps while sifting, and some are found with our detectors. I have even pulled some in lumber yards who offer ties for sale, not to mention plant nurseries who use them for borders
<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce33b3127cce94dad5350ed600000016108AcuGbZs0asw">
Here's a 1941 nail still in the tie - it was off the line in the desert under a bunch of rocks & dirt. I saw the tie sticking out so cleaned off the junk and found the nail.
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce33b3127cce94dad5750e9600000016108AcuGbZs0asw">
Here's an old shotgun shell brass I found, dont believe they use them anymore. Can anyone give me info on it ?
<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce33b3127cce94dae466cf3500000016108AcuGbZs0asw">
Finally, here's a railroad station/stop site from the past. The sign has the name but there's usually nothing left above the ground from it. Most good places though, don't announce the site - we have to research them. We went to about 15 sites this trip. Some are productive and some are not at all. My GPS worked great as usual to get us to them all. Steve in so az
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WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER EVERYONE WHO VACATIONED OUT WEST CAME HOME WITH A HORNED TOAD..I HAVEN'T HEARD OF OR SEEN ONE IN YEARS AND YEARS... ARE THERE ANY WHERE YOU LIVE???? 
GOD BLESS..HENRY