Short Pins Used with CD 267 and 267.5s in Timbers on the Boston Orange Line (1).

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted February 13, 2022

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Photo of four pins that were used within the heavy timbers that were between the incoming and outgoing Orange Line tracks. The timbers were thickly creosoted and survived very well during their near-90-year service! Only one of these "crossarms" with pins is known to have survived despite the many hundreds that were used. This arm is in my collection and was rescued from the demo contractor's salvage pile when the line was demolished in 1988. I was free to look around for more of them, but none were located. Please refer to [id=649372237] .

The pins are extremely scarce, and the only ones know (albeit very few) are the ones I own and several others I have shared with other collectors.

Please refer to numerous additional images and descriptions regarding the use and mounting of CD 267 and CD 267.5 insulators that I am sharing photographs and information about this evening. There is approximately a dozen more photos along with lots of details about these insulators and how they were used.

Another view of four more pins follows. Some are more crudely made than others. However, all survived with excellent threading and very little rot. These "arms" were installed beneath a catwalk that was between the two tracks.

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