If a 1500 foot industrial siding is added to a mainline track using two number 11 turn outs, and a 500 foot industrial spur is added to that siding utilizing a number 9 turn out, are both the siding and spur referred to as industrial leads?
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There is no clear definition of the term industrial lead that I have seen, but for the most part, leads leave a main line and do not rejoin it.
A siding will leave a main and rejoin it at some point.
On my railroad a industrial lead will leave the main, and have several tracks then leave it and run into many industries, the tracks that leave the lead are the property and responsibility of the industries.
To refer to a industrial spur as an industrial lead is a new expression to me. Is there a different expression for a industrial siding that the railroad industry uses?
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In my experience, an “industrial lead” is a downgraded subdivision–maybe a portion has been abandoned, maybe the operating rules are similar to those in yards, I’m not sure.
I would say that a lead track should “lead” you to a spur, or, more likely, more than one (in other words, Ed has a good description–perhaps the lead remains owned by the railroad, while the spurs, beyond a certain point, do not). In your scenario you have a siding with a spur for your industry. I don’t think it would be a lead. Others may disagree.