Not fast: As I remember from my travels, the WP&YR and the EBT both built their own frog to fit there needs not caring whether they were straight or curved I have seen both on these RRs. Paul
--- On Wed, 2/9/11, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ed <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Frogs -- straight or curved..... To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 1:18 PM > Only "toy trains" have a curved frog. > AbBaird As a general statement for American railroading that is true. However, in England most real turnouts are made with a curved frog. My NYC-themed layout has almost all curved frogs (and curved adjacent rails) because I use White Oak Models turnouts sold by Kelvin White who lived in Oxford at the time. Even though they are technically incorrect for the NYC and other American railroads, I like them because the longer continuous curve equates to a much larger "real" radius than the typical American design with straight points/curved closure rail/stright frog/curved rail past the frog. Thus, I find it much easier to ease the 4-8-4 Niagara and other 8-coupled wheeled steamers through a #6 turnout in the yards. Ken Reiter's SP 2-10-4 also goes through a #6 turnout of this type easily. Yep, bending the rule once in a while pays off. Cheers....Ed L. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [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/
