My delete key lettering has worn off. Jeff S. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Pieter <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > The explanation I have been given is that on the prototype the whole device > is a "turnout", but the parts that route the train are the "switch". A > switchman can align or "throw" the switch, only the track gang would align a > turnout and you would need a crane to "throw" one. > > Is this stuff interesting to the list as a whole, or are you busy working > your delete keys? > > Pieter Roos > > --- In [email protected] <S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Rollain > Mercier <raleig...@...> wrote: > <SNIP> > > On switches/turnouts - some railroaders call them turnouts but some > > call them switches - either way the electric (or pneumatic) gizmos > > that move them are called "switch machines". > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
