Railway spike (Fallout 4)

The railway spike is a type of ammunition in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
Iron spikes or nails used to secure railroad tracks to the ground. They are now used as ammunition for the railway rifle in the post-War world.

Weapons using this ammunition

 * The Railway rifle is currently the only weapon in Fallout 4 to use this type of ammunition.
 * The Utility protectron has nail guns integrated inside one or both of its hands. In combat it uses those nail guns as weapons and fires railway spikes.

Locations

 * A small amount of railway spikes can be found in the bunker at Big John's salvage, where a railway rifle is found.
 * Two batches of 4 spikes can be found in a railway car near Bedford Station, southern blue car which houses a railway rifle. Present even before the Railway rifle spawns.
 * A small amount are sold by Arturo Rodriguez at Commonwealth Weaponry.
 * About a dozen can be purchased from Myrna or Percy at Diamond City Surplus.
 * Spikes used by the player may be looted from dead enemies provided they didn't remove a limb.
 * They are automatically added to the inventory if the player is shot at by an enemy using them as ammo.