I find it interesting that the real railroads seem to use odd number frog
angles, especially on their smaller turnouts, as opposed to modelers who
seem to use even number frog angles on their larger turnouts.
Bill Winans
Prescott Valley, AZ
Out of curiosity I measured the Fast Tracks #7 template to compare it with
the Southern Pacific drawing (C.S.1122). The Fast Tracks point to frog is 59
1/2 feet, the Southern Pacific standard is 63 1/4 feet. That is just under
3/4 inch difference in S Scale.
In the SP drawing, a #9 is 9 feet longer than a #7, so I guess an S.P #6
would be about 5 feet shorter than a #7. That means the Fast Tracks #7 is
slightly longer than an S.P #6. I guess that's closer than the "too short"
Shinoharas.
-Michael Eldridge
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