Pointless Frog

Continuous Rail Turnout

This image was sent to me last week from a reader. It is a rotating frog turnout from a tram system in Europe (location unknown). The trains using this track use a form of track based braking that requires uninterrupted rail, to make this work at turnouts a section of rail is rotated to align with the route selected. Pretty clever, and would be quite reliable I would think (except in -30C under a foot of snow and ice).

Thanks Richard!

-T.

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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!

Posted by: Tim | 05-02-2008 | 11:05 AM
Posted in: Picture of the Day