Derek
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- Location
- UK, Midlands
Hello
I used the word 'frog' not in order to wind anyone up, but out genuinely don't know what to call this. USA railroad, Tampa, USA
I have seen moving nose turnouts on high speed lines in UK, but never something like this on a low speed line.
EDIT: I see- it's designed to lift the flange over the main rail and plonk it back down the other side- apparently this is smoother than a conventional crossing. Hmmm.
It's at 9:27, but the whole video (backing a 13 car train around what our US friends call a 'wye junction' and then back down 2 miles into Tampa station. It's an interesting video.
Derek
I used the word 'frog' not in order to wind anyone up, but out genuinely don't know what to call this. USA railroad, Tampa, USA
I have seen moving nose turnouts on high speed lines in UK, but never something like this on a low speed line.
EDIT: I see- it's designed to lift the flange over the main rail and plonk it back down the other side- apparently this is smoother than a conventional crossing. Hmmm.
It's at 9:27, but the whole video (backing a 13 car train around what our US friends call a 'wye junction' and then back down 2 miles into Tampa station. It's an interesting video.
Derek
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