On Friday, August 22, 2014 12:04:54 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus7070 wrote:
On 2014-08-22, wrote:

On Thursday, August 21, 2014 3:13:37 AM UTC, pyotr filipivich wrote:

Probably easier to pull the spikes out of the plates, then cut the

rails in place.

pyotr filipivich

"With Age comes Wisdom. Although more often, Age travels alone."



If you happen to have a ball joist tool ( See Harbor Freight item

1740 ) you might try using it to pull the spikes. It and a 2 to 4

lb hammer might be able to get the spikes out with a single blow.

So you might be able to get the rails free pretty rapidly. Knee

pads would be a good thing if you try that.



The rails are submerged up to the webs, digging out nails is cost

prohibitive.

How long is the stretch of rail you are wanting to pull? If you

have a mile or so to pull it would be worth trying several things to

see what is fastest.


There are some freely laying around disconnected rails and 160 yards
of rails with ties submerged to the webs.

BTW, here is the tool they use to dig out railroad spikes:

-- http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/t...OPIC_ID=121328

(I'm sure asking any RR worker can help you in the right direction)