✅ SOLVED Found this at an old railroad station location.

[JccEldreth]

Solid steel weighs a ton. About five and a half inches wide a deck board.
I'm sure it's train-related but what?.

 

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[katadel22]

Solid steel weighs a ton. About five and a half inches wide a deck board.
I'm sure it's train-related but what?.View attachment 1567139View attachment 1567140View attachment 1567141View attachment 1567142

Looks like a track changer for logging trains.

 

[Daryn]

Seen those used as a wheel chock.

 

[Bates]

It is something they stick under the wheel to keep the train from rolling

 

[Beshires1]

Scotch block

 

[Bruce R]

Looks like a brake pad with the lining wore off.

 

[JccEldreth]

It is a Rail Road Car Friction Wedge. Part of the truck suspension as best I can tell.