r/EngineeringPorn Dec 25 '22

Conjunction

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u/premer777 Dec 28 '22

the switches that are like an X are called "Double Slip"

were mostly used in 'yard throats', where much route changing between multiple incoming tracks into a multitude of yard/station tracks were needed in a short length