(erielack) Re: Split Rail Derail Question

[Kevin DeGroff <kdegroff_@_starpower.net>]

By looking at the other main, you can see that the derail is only 2 lengths of
rail away from the diamond.  That makes it about 80 feet away.

Is this more of a legal appeasement thing, rather than a functional thing?
Especially when the derail direction path is into the tower.

How common was it for DL&W trains to wrong rail?



 
> There is probably a lot of Optical Illusion here.  The Derails are probable a
> lot further from the diamonds than you think.  Ripping up some piping was by far
> preferred to hitting a PRR train on the diamonds.
> 
> Bob

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