Sorry for the bad pic but i took it off of the TV. It was on the history channel. It looks like it is not complete. It doesn’t look like a DOUBLE CROSSOVER or a DOUBLE SLIP.
Mike
Sure looks like a double slip to me.
sure looks like a 2x slip to me too
Sure looks like a double slip.
Rich
How about these?
Rich
It is a double slip.
These are repititive examples of another form of lap switch (where two or more turnouts overlap each other). It is done where space is otherwise too small at the expense of more complication and cost.
Mark
Double frog switches.
There is a nice article on track switches at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch
Two favorites are the switch diamond and the outside slip switch. I haven’t seen either of these two modeled.
Mark
With the amount of space between the tracks how would a person switch it?[%-)]
No to be nit-picky, but I’ve never heard the term “switch diamond” in all my years on the railroad. It’s proper name is a movable point crossing. SEPTA had one at “Jenkin” before they reconfigured the interlocking track two years ago. The single slip switch was offered in HO code 83 by Atlas (made by Roco) in the 90’s and code 100 by Peco. I don’t even want to touch the way they termed the double slip switch with two names just because one has movable point frogs for a smoother ride and the other has fixed frogs.
Drew
If you flopped it and removed the last two diverging tracks, you’d have my Mikasa yard throat.
Yes, I build my own specialwork (to, IMHO, higher standards…)
The first post is a double slip with movable points at the obtuse-angle frogs.
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with hand-laid puzzle palace specialwork)
I just want to know how those guys are picking up and carrying all that steel and wood? Or is it just something else that’s going on than actually picking it up…?
Mike
I seen that show as well, it had some great footage did it not? Especially the one showing the track layed on the beach coming out of a transport ship.
Wikipedia can call this whatever it wants, but its proper name is a movable point crossing. If you used the term “switch crossing” to a professional railroader you’d probbaly get a blank stare or the one we use on foamers. I’m sure you’ve run across misinformation in Wikipedia as well on entries related to your profession. As my one conductor says,“Just because you saw it on the innernet doesn’t make it true or right.” Again, not trying to be nit-picky I’m just giving you it’s proper name.
Drew