Hi all - I have attached a photo of one of my half draws. A full draw (usually used where there is a wye, or some industry requires the narrow gauge car to be on the other side compared to the rest of the track) is two of these back to back. Another “pointless” turnout.
As long as I was thinking about track, also attached is a “swing nose frog”, the prototype (sort of) of the SHS turnout with the moveable frog point. The real one is located just outside of Omaha and is a high speed turnout with no speed restriction other than that of the nearby curve. The next photo has the sign so crews know what they are looking at, plus the track heater and switch machine for moving the frog points. Have fun! Bill Winans ------------------------- You actually could put a draw in the track to move the narrow gauge from one side to the other in each module. No moving parts needed. .... Then there’s always four rail dual gauge track, which was common on turntables and the tracks around them. In that case the center line is the same but each gauge has its own set of rails. A half-draw is used to go from three rail to four rail, again with no moving parts. Dave Heine Easton, PA
