Thrown / closed vs normal / reverse turnouts?

[gmpullman]

I have always used the terminology "normal" and "reverse" to indicate the position of turnout points, normal being the main or primary route.
I am interested in DCC route control using stationary decoders and I'm getting confused with "thrown" and "closed" terms... I'm sure the N & R was used by the railroads as I've seen permanent markers on turnouts to indicate the NORMAL route. Why did the DCC manufacturers go with this thrown & closed thing? Or is this the modern terminology used by the railroad nowadays?

[rogerhensley]

No, the railroads still use Normal and Reversed. You have just run into modelers who are not familiar with the prototype. I changed my control panel some time back to show N and R as that makes more sense to me as well.

[gmpullman]

Thanks, Roger...
I'll just have to translate the Digitrax manual... Wi***hey would have consulted someone "in the know" before they wrote the book. Maybe they didn't want to confuse "reverse" as in locomotive direction.