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> Can you re-draw the plan? A curved cross-over is dicey to
> begin with; superelevation ("cant" is sooo much shorter!)
> will make it even more difficult. Have you ever seen one on
> the prototype?
>
> Cant implies a certain speed, while a crossover often rquires
> a speed reduction. Can those two reqirements meet successfully?
>
> Lotsa luck!
Attached is a photo of the prototype. Note the track the train is on is
"canted"." This image is from an earlier period than I'm modeling - in my
timeframe, the left-most track is gone. The curved crossover is in the
immediate foreground - the switch at left foreground is the west end of the
crossover, and the east end is immediately behind the photographer. The cant
of the track implies it's superelevated, no?
- Paul
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