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I don't think such an animal exist anywhere but in prototype ( rare at that) Click [url="http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/rail/abetong/abetong3.html"]here for a photo of the prototype[/url]. I noticed the concrete sleepers on the prototype T.O. are shaped differently than other trackage. <hr noshade size="1"> UPDATE 3/23/04 I surfed the web and checked out American and European model railroad manufacturers and I couldn't find anyone who makes turnouts with concrete ties. Sorry. wp8thsub makes a great point for using turnouts with wood ties along with regular trackage with concrete ties and still be prototypical. I know from watching the video "A Cab Ride on the Northeast Corridor", only sections of trackage lay on concrete ties. Turnouts with concrete ties may be more common for high speed passenger trains in Europe. If you really want a turnout with concrete ties, you could scrape, fill and sand the wood grain on a regular turnout (practice on cheap or scrap turnout) then try to match the color to the Atlas track or paint both. You wouldn't need to match the contour (see the prototype photo). If you hand lay them, making the ties match the shape and color to the Atlas flex track and spiking the rail would be very difficult. Maybe styrene strips? You know what will happen don't you. After you go without and finish your layout, Atlas will introduce a concrete turn out!
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