Railroad switch
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railroad-switch-181-3222726
title:
Railroad switch
text:
A railroad switch, turnout, or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The most common type of switch consists of a pair of linked tapering rails, known as points, lying between the diverging outer rails. These points can be moved laterally into one of two positions to direct a train coming from the point blades toward the straight path or the diverging path.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mechanism to transfer trains from one track to another
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch
date created:
2002-11-23T12:31:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T18:32:43Z
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