A nail may corrode; I think the brass rod is the way to go.
Check if there is damage around the where the drawbar pin sat in the tender, maybe the plastic cracked and thats why is fell out. But my gut feeling is it just came loose.
Check if there is damage around the where the drawbar pin sat in the tender, maybe the plastic cracked and thats why is fell out. But my gut feeling is it just came loose.