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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, October 29, 2004 12:16 PM
The proper term is crossing frog, but the issue is which one (?) at a place with one track crossing two or more other tracks, at grade, in a given place.

If in doubt, consult the timetable and the rulebook.
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Posted by railman on Friday, October 29, 2004 11:03 AM
it's always been a diamond in my book.
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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, October 29, 2004 8:37 AM
Cardinal compass direction per timetable, compounded by name of the track you are on.
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Posted by Junctionfan on Friday, October 29, 2004 6:19 AM
2 on 1 diamond; 2 on 2 diamond maybe.
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Posted by Mookie on Friday, October 29, 2004 6:10 AM
What?

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Diamonds
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 29, 2004 2:23 AM
How to properly word the # of intersecting tracks and give this crossing a name - for example, if one track intersects another or 2 tracks intersect 1, or 2 on 2, how are these properly worded in the universal railroad terminology?

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