Yes, Tom, but you might notice I said a version of a closed frog turnout. And from reading the posts at that link, it appears that Union Pacific does not find them a maintenance headache. See also: http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=70466 Charles Weston
--- On Mon, 9/26/11, Tom Hawley <[email protected]> wrote: From: Tom Hawley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} frogs To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 26, 2011, 7:23 PM ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Weston Well, actually there is a sort of real world version of a closed frog turnout. http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3181048701/m/4652961017 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That link does not bring up a turnout where the both closure rails move as a unit. It does bring up a thread that includes a picture of a spring-frog, where one wing rail moves under diverging traffic wheel pressure. I've seen those on a local branch line. They were said to be a maintenance nuisance and have now been replaced. Tom Hawley. [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/
