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 Post subject: When Space is Too Tight for a Wye, You Might Build a Star
PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2016 11:22 am 

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For some reason, this turning arrangement was popular in Italy; this example is at a place called Carbonia Cl, Italy.

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I have to admit, the time it would take to turn a locomotive on this, plus the cost of the trackwork involved (which includes four turnouts and four diamonds), would make a turntable an attractive option, even with the cost of maintaining the table.


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 Post subject: Re: When Space is Too Tight for a Wye, You Might Build a Sta
PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 12:39 am 

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WOW.... sort of reminds me of trying to turn around my grandfather's 1968 Pontiac Catalina wagon a tight driveway....

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 Post subject: Re: When Space is Too Tight for a Wye, You Might Build a Sta
PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2016 2:03 pm 

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GE has an interesting "Y" in Texas. https://www.google.ca/maps/@33.0337877, ... a=!3m1!1e3


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 Post subject: Re: When Space is Too Tight for a Wye, You Might Build a Sta
PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2016 12:04 am 

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Hi,

That's a scissors wye. It is indeed interesting.

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