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HO Atlas crossing on a double crossover

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    January 2009
  • From: Bakersfield, CA 93308
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Posted by RR_Mel on Thursday, August 1, 2019 8:16 PM

The distance between frogs on the non diverting portion of the turnouts is just over 9¾”.  The diverted frogs are on opposite rails at 9.88”.
 
 
Mel
 
 
My Model Railroad   
 
Bakersfield, California
 
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
 
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  • From: Bakersfield, CA 93308
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Posted by RR_Mel on Saturday, August 3, 2019 10:41 AM

I finally finished the #8 Atlas double crossover drawing.  My Arthritis got so bad this time it even took its toll on me working on my computer.
 
 Double Click on the picture to enlarge
 
The poor resolution is because the only easy way I can get a JPG for a CAD drawing is to do a screen print.
 
This is a link to my Google Drive to the HO Scale AutoCAD DWG file.
 
 
It is far from perfect but as close as I could get using Atlas pictures as go-bys, should be within 1/16”.
 
EDIT:
 
Something I didn't notice until I posted the picture above is on my layout both tracks of the double tracks are on the same mainline so I don't need to switch the frog polarities.  If the tracks have different polarities frog switching is a must have.
 
Mel
 
 
My Model Railroad   
 
Bakersfield, California
 
I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
 

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