Metal Detecting: Railroad Relics
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is a somewhat long video, but in it I give many tips on how I detect. I find lots of Civil War bullets, some railroad items and other odds and ends.
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The lead strips are for holding torpedo on the track to signal the next train to stop or slow down
Cool finds. Especially that vintage coupler. So much history along the B&O.
That calendar thingy you found from 1968, they used to slip over watch straps. Surprised you didn't find a watch too!! Good video. Thanks for sharing. Rog
The lead strip from is a railway detonator (called a torpedo in North America) is a device used to make a loud sound as a warning signal to train drivers.
The lead strip held the torpedo in place on the rail
The item with the calendar on it used to fit on watch bands. My Dad had one once but it abraded his wrist so he tossed it. I do remember them though and because of the scratch factor they went the obsolete path I bet.
Yup that calendar was for watch straps before the days of watches giving you all that info...
Perfect instructional video for me, waiting for my first detector to arrive, can't wait to get started. Never too old (53years young) or so I've been told!!
I freakin love the flexible tone teknetics give off. It's not just a beep or bell like whites or Garrett's turn on n go types.
Great video AC! Thanks for taking the time to explain your settings and what you are listening for! Kind regards -Russ
I think you will find that the lead straps you find were used to hold signal flares onto the tracks. Look very similar to what was used back before radios to warn of danger. Just a good educated guess
Thanks Beau,
I'm out in the California desert. No Civil War camps here. I should probably concentrate around depots and old towns.
Hey Beau - enjoyed the video... A note on teh mushrooms - all of the white puffballs that you see in the woods and on lawns are edible, and in fact excellent eating - though as you say they mush be fresh. When you slice them open with a knife the flesh should be firm and white throughout - if it has started going yellowish, pass it by. The one puffball to avoid is the pigskin poisonous puffball - has a tough tan skin and sliced open is black like gunpowder....
I think those strips of lead are pieces cargo door ties. They put them on diesels too to make sure the load has not been tampered with in transit. Just a thought.
another great land hunt-thanks for sharing-don't ever take all those bullets for granted.............id take em any day of the week!
yeah those torpedo's are fun to hit with a hammer if you find live ones they go bang really loud. they used to have square blocks on them would lay them on the tracks certain numbers told the locomotive what to do 3 for stop 2 proceed with caution something like that.
The piece of metal is used to secure certain industrial cases containing fresh goods. Some passengers may use this method as well for their personal luggage.
The puffballs in your video are either 'pear shaped' puffballs or 'gem studded' puffballs - both excellent eating. The other mushroom you picked is not an oyster mushroom - it is some variety of what is called a polypore - a shelf mushroom with pores underneath instead of gills. The oyster mushroom is a gilled mushroom, and even though it's pretty easy to distinguish, one should know for sure before eating. My rule of thumb is to only eat a 1/2 dozen varieties that you know without a doubt.
Nice amount of bullets, and another coupling. It was another great trip out into the woods....Thx
GL & HH
there were small explosives they straped on rail so when enging crossed over it the men in engine could hear it,it alerted them to stop . called it danger caps
Ah wow that is really cool. Funny how they come up to do things back then. Thanks for letting me know
I remember those little calendars. You put a new one on your watchband each month. Good video. T
In frame 8:12 is a piece of Anthracite coal , The only locomotive that could operate on that , was ones with a Wooten firebox , the box is a very large area.
Tight lock coupler. Safety chain link for a Steam locomotive. Chain goes between Locomotive and Tender .
Good video, I enjoyed watching it.
Len.
Ah so that's what that link was used for. How old do you think the coupler is?
The railroads used the lead strap to secure an explosive signal to the rails. When the train ran it over, it made a loud boom much like an M-80. I used to get some at the rail yard and blow them up when I was a kid.
16:56 that’s an old Lincoln pin Cupler before they invented the knuckle Cupler
Link and pin, yup. The piece he found is the link. Wikipedia describes it (with a picture) at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_coupling#Link_and_pin.
another good spin by the tracks this time.
lots of nice bullets on this one too - mushrooms.........hmmm.
good luck - see ya
Item at 7:10 I think was a calendar for a watch band. You threaded the band through the openings.
That small strip of lead, being found close to the tracks, was most likely part of railroad torpedo at one time.
Really enjoy your videos ! Always full of good info on where and how to md in the woods !
Years ago they used to make those calendar tags for your watch band. Probably something similar.
Great finds! I have only got three old bullets way up here in minnesota, wish I had more history to dig up. Your videos are always great to learn from!
Awesome place... Good one...👍👍👍👍
I have read that AT PRO can be used adequately in salt water surf and on the wet sand of beaches. I like what folks say about the AT PRO, but for wet salt and surf hunting, a PI machine is excellent but you have to dig all targets. I'm just not sure if the AT PRO would be so good like the PI machines in salt water surf conditions. PI's are excellent for surf hunting conditions--only drawback is that you have to dig a lot more trash. I'd get the AT PRO if I knew it could handle salt pretty well
The aluminum calendar was made to slip on to the band of a wristwatch.
I love watching your videos! 1st because I am a teknetics t2 se user and 2nd because you are not too far from me. Same area of history. That is if I am not misstaken. I line in NE Maryland, Harford county. I love all of the info you give on the T2. It gives me things to try . Think I might go down by the Susquehanna river by the railroads and go detect! Thanks again.
Jim
30 some years? dude you are my hero
Nice video, I myself enjoy just getting out and detecting bullets and even shotgun shells
the oddest bullet I ever found was still in a piece of tree that it hit, ( a two ringer )
Thanks and happy hunting !
always very watchable.... thanks.... liked too.
I too am not trying to be a d!ck in response to your reply. I say this in the mututal knowledge that we all have our personal favorits when it comes to machines...but in AC's case the proof has to be in the pudding. I mean look at all the terrifc finds Beau produces on a regular bases and it's not just Beau alot of people have great finds on a regular bases with the T-2 and other machines like it.
Very exciting! Thanks
That "junk" modern bullet at 5:13 most likely killed a deer or similar soft target. I have recovered quite a few from soft targets that I have killed with jacketed bullets and they look like that almost always.
Your “Unknown Railroad Item” in photo maybe a locale type of thing ,I am in California
Quick thought a bonding wire between rail joints for a signal , but I don’t use those in my craft , well I do but not up and personal
It may be an unused bonding wire
Key words you can look up if you get a chance
Insulated rail joints, bond wires, and track connections.
A lot og good railroad findings there enjoyed the video.
i believe the flat piece of lead was laid on the tacks by people working on them to they could be alerted when a train was coming. they laid it on the track and when the train ran over it, it would make a loud boom to alert the workers
Hey...The calendar went on a watch band, probably from the 1970s. Good luck.
lol . . . I enjoy your videos, detecting is something I would love to do, but can't due to a bad back. So, you are the next best thing!! Rog
have not seen any in a long time we used to walk the middle of the track looking for flares and stuff . i am sure i heard they still use or have those for emergency use. there used to be all kinds of good stuff fall off those trains lol.
tanks for the tip and nice bullets
I enjoy the bullet digging
That railroad ring is a what they call a hook and pin set up. That is what they used in the 1st years of railroads to hook cars on. Back then it was easy to tell a switchman by how meany fingers he had on his had or if he got caught in between cars he got crushed. Few years later they came out with a long bar then the switchman can stand on the out side hold the hook up then step inside drop the pin in this before air breaks came out to. I found 1 back in my home town both pin & hook the top was showing of both I dug it out still in good shape took a steal brush to it sold it for $550. Found another it was bent someone didnt hold it up it hit the other car.
They cant bend them back I think they are more cast iron mixed those date back to like 1850s but trains back then had like 5 maybe 7 cars then the engine got bigger so they pulled more cars still used these tell about 1886. As the trains got bigger they didnt have air breakes they had guys on top of the car very dangerous work but depending on how meany cars is how meany guys they had on top but on top of the cars they had hand break wheels they called them the engenner blew the whistle to let the guys now when & how much to apply the break on the cars they had to be fast jump from car to car release them that 2 is how they break or bend the hook or pins. The air break opend a new way along with air breaks came the new kind of cupalers they are not really the same size of todays they were small but the cars were small. If you look at a coal train u will see on the car a painted end that means they can go in to a power Co. un load with out undoing the car it turns the car all most up side down then turns it back. We have a plase south of us on the river they trasfer it from coal car to barge it is neat to watch the train goes at real slow never stops while it is being turned upside down they unload 120 cars in 2 hours the other it takes about 7 hours.
Dig as many bullets as you want, I never get bord of your video's. Keep'em coming.
i find puffballs also while detecting here in France!
I like your long videos...the longer the better, imo
The type of coal that is in that rail car I believe is called Stoaker Coal.
Loved the video Beau. If I may suggest, Get a Garret Pro Pointer. I got one weeks back, And it is awesome. Keep the videos coming. I really enjoy them. GL and HH. :-)
Another fun video! Thanks!
We used to call the puffballs " the devils snuffbox" lol
@tuledude there will be plenty of time to md after the winter..
and for sure before you got a pin pointer hahaha great video as always!!!!!!!!!!!
The lead strip could that be a tag tail? Tag Tail as in a lop and a info tag, the new ones these days are plastic. It so they know the doors hasn't been open. I really like your videos, I can't get out to detect anymore because of me being in a chair, but I always enjoy your videos. THANK YOU
Hey beau The coal car u saw sitting there was a rotary dump car most of the cars are able to stay together and the rotate them upside down to dump hints the name rotary dump that car was sitting by itself because it's a bad order car
Thanks!!
Long videos is no problem for me!
Nice video, and interesting finds. Do you ever attempt to locate the old latrines? I've heard that bottle finds, and other interesting things can sometimes be concentrated around them.
Yes I am a railroader /conductor , switchman , brakeman ,remote control operator
Well I've learnt something today. I never thought that puffball fungi grew in America, I thought they just grew in the UK........
Reckon then little strips of lead cane off a can to seal it or something.
The aluminum thing was a watch band calendar.
Hey Beau, hunting along the railroads as you often do, have you found any journal box covers from the old trains?
There are lots of different styles. They are often found along old rail lines. Some can have some pretty obscure railway company markings. They normally need a trip through an electrolysis tank. I have even seen those old links like the ones you found stamped with railway companies.
A few examples below:
railroadiron.com/smf/index.php?topic=101.0
Curious as to why you would not have used the AT Pro? I dont think the vdi's would have been as jumpy. Also wondering why you dont use a propointer for dirt hunting. And lastly do you ever chop bullets in half with the way you slam your shovel in the ground Beau? LOL
Do you think maybe that aluminum thing at 7:40 was a deer or other hunting tag?
Good plan! Make sure to wait a bit after they eat in case they keel over or start chanting incantations...
Hey, PS, are you running an SE there or a t2 standard? I'm guessing an SE as you mentioned boost? Have been contemplating picking one up and was wondering whether the SE was worth the extra dough.... Cheers, BB
The ground is black there I know that much. Red clay mostly here
Hi. Enjoy your videos. I have found one of those coupling things before myself. What were they a coupling for? I've already taken it to the scrapyard though. Sure hope it wasn't rare. Thanks.
Thanks! Happy Hunting! I would've said Good Luck, but doesn't look like you need it.
That’s where I work is csx out of radnor yard out of Nashville Tennessee
when you are hunting in all metal do you have to manually ground balance it? Thanks!!
Like the vids very knowledgeable keep it up, thanks.
Haven't seen a T2 video in a while...I know you've been doing a lot of water hunting so I guess that explains it :) Keep up the good work, always enjoy the adventure!
Do you hunt the tracks or concentrate around depots?
Thanks
seen a guy do that with an arrowhead trying to focus, funny as hell!!! cool vid Question time how deep a frost will a normal md go through i heard deep digger dan say he had trouble with snow its seemed like leaves even muffled the signal a bit im thinking about getting a md but if i cant hunt in the winter i probly wont
Great video once again. I can't wait to get back to the B&O! Do you suggest I get in the water?
Nice video.
My granny called the puff balls devils snuff
Beau - I notice when GB'ing my T2, the only message I ever get is: "Pump coil to ground balance." Is that all it does when it's GB'd, or should I be seeing another message?
We called them torpedoes
Too bad your camera isn't a metal detector as well. lol That was funny. How come you don't use the pro-pointer?
Great video! LOL why do so many Americans wear German Flektarn? What is wrong with British/NZ DPM or American Woodland?
Hey AQUA--How does the T2 & AT PRO OR AT GOLD compare for relic hunting situations? I've heard some folks say the AT PRO OR GOLD is really good for relic hunting. What do you think--(your friend micmoable here--well actually I'm Michael Mosley but was micmoable on here anyhow until recently till they changed me to my real name.
enjoyed the journey, thank you. getting ready to get into metal detecting myself. not sure what kind of detector to get, do you have a recommendation? I want a good one.
Ok. thank you. I appreciate your quick response. there is a group of us that are railroad fans and we find old abandoned railroad right of ways. we wanted to start metal detecting them for old railroad artifacts.
maybe the soldiers melted those hunks of lead to make bullets?
love your vids and subed
hey dave im just starting metal detecting im 15 and i have no ride to g to any real good areas do dig but i have a good size creek that i can hunt but theres no cival war camps around do u think its still worth trying to find something there?
White puffballs are edible.
Why does the detector keep goin off when you lay it down. That would drive me crazy unless I was digging GOLD GOLD GOLD. Lollllllllll
Its called a link.
Puffball mushrooms are edible. though not very tasty!
Beau...have you ever looked into your French roots?
The thin thing u found is a seal they put those on the doors if the seal was brook then someone has been in it now they are plastic. The othere thing u found that had 1968 back in the old days railroader they put them on there watch bands for the date or they used them for watch FOB's they stick that thing in there pocket to hold there watch on the outside it had a leather strap on it. I'm a railfan I walk old lines to u be surpised what u can find they all ways leave things behide. I will be putting on some old photos of the old Rock Island lines the SP took over it for 2 years there is like 5 rail cars over the edge were there used to be a bridge sitting on both sides it is on a rails to trails I talked to a guy that worked on that line at the time that train went over it was in 1981 that is why SP gave it up the line was bad they patched it a little ran it 1 more year not much. They left singals lots of stuff behide
The door seal is put on at the factory after they load the box car or simi trailer. I used as a kid walk along the tracks fine them all the time. If the seal is broke then the place it is going to can reject the load. But there are time that at state police weight station they can break the seal with the drive right in front to see what he might be carrying then if that happends the police put there seal on it same at the border. If the box car has a broken seal it is up to the place that it went to what they want to do when I was laid off for about 11 months I rode with a drive friend we had to make meany stops from IL. to NY. everytime we did that the places we stopped at they put there seal on 1st u break them u cant put them back. Now I worked in shipping back in IL years ago I had to put meany on a day to this day I have I bet 100 of them the plant in now closed. Then some times the railroad put them on when they weighted them on the scale I have ATSF,BN,CB&Q,LN I found them when I was a kid on the track sometimes they put them on grain cars that have 3 doors under if 1 seal is broke & they still have the other 2 they say not a thing about that. Some time look at the back of a trailer @ a truck stop,or a box car. If it is on a trailer & someone takes it off & gets caught then it is big time in jail
that was a toggle bolt
boooooooo-no new videos by Aquachigger? Whats up with that? Just kidding there Beau, just waiting for the next one!
Lead Tax seals? Box car seal.