Mark --
To answer your questions specifically, the Shinohara #6 indeed has a No. 6
frog. The frog number corresponds approximately to the distance along the
diverging frog rails for every unit of increased spread. I.e., if you measure
six inches beyond the frog's point and the spread is one inch at this
location, then the frog is a No. 6. (The frog number is precisely twice the
cotangent of half the frog angle.) The frog angle is independent of the
length
of the turnout from point to frog. That said, there is a standard length for
this dimension. However, the Shinohara No. 6 is substantially shorter than
this standard dimension. This results in a curved route radius that is close
to
that of a No. 4-1/2.
Most modelers who modify the Shinohara No. 6 add length to the closure and
stock rails, and spike the modified turnout down on wood ties. Tomalco makes
laser-cut wood tie beds for No. 6 turnouts.
An unaltered Shinohara No. 6 will handle all the equipment that you propose to
use.
Dick Karnes
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