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Re: Switches vs. Turnouts
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 12 Feb 1999 22:00:14 GMT
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lpien@iwantnospamNOSPAM.ctp.com
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Matthew Bates wrote:
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> What I have trouble with naming is various types of crossovers....
> 1. What do you call a track that allows you to cross from one side of a
> mainline over to the other?
Crossover. This typically will mark the beginning or end of a block in
CTC territory. It typically did not require an interlocking tower.
> 2. What do you call it when a track crosses another track, either at right
> angles or some other angle?
A crossing. There is no implication of connection from one track to the
other.
However, since the lines crossing are often owned by different RR, there
often is a track laid to connect the crossing lines. This track is
called an interchange track. There often will be an interlocking tower
present, and this crossing typically will be a block boundary in CTC
territory.
> 3. What do you call the crossover part when a two track mainline has a two
> track branch off it?
I don't know of a specific name for this. It is fairly rare in the US,
believe it or not. Most branches will be a single track. There typically
will be a crossover prior to getting to the switch that starts the
branch to allow trains in either direction to take the branch. As above,
at least a block boundary in CTC, or an interlocking tower will be
present.
++Lar
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