These switches aren't limited to mainline high speed use, either. The
narrow gauge East Broad Top had two such sprung frogs on a siding.
Curiously, these two switches seem to be the only two on the railroad,
at least that the adventurous explorers have found under the leaves and
underbrush. Why
Just outside my apt community is an old un-used interurban line that used
to connect Dallas with Sherman. Next to the exit for my complex you find
this...
http://gold.mylargescale.com/TrotFox/pix/track/frog1.JPG
http://gold.mylargescale.com/TrotFox/pix/track/frog2.JPG
There's more photos of
: Re: Stop me before I make (another) mistake. now frogs...
Just outside my apt community is an old un-used interurban line that used
to connect Dallas with Sherman. Next to the exit for my complex you find
this...
http://gold.mylargescale.com/TrotFox/pix/track/frog1.JPG
http
Spring Creek, _just_ east of 75 in North Plano. I have yet to do it but
one night I'm gonna to take out and walk the line just to see what's still
around. :]
Trot, the semi-nocturnal, fox...
At 01:46 PM 10/31/02, you wrote:
I am up around Van Alstyne, Between Sherman and McKinney, can you
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Gary
Just remember that most prototype turnouts above #16 have frogs that close
off the unselected route by moving the closure rail against the point.
True Jim,
These were called spring rail frogs and are in use even on the sharp #7
sidings at the grain bins here in town providing a
