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Safety interlocking for diamond RR crossings How to ?

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Safety interlocking for diamond RR crossings How to ?
Posted by cruikshank on Saturday, September 8, 2007 4:26 AM

On our club layout there will be an area where three rail Gargraves track ( a trolley line ) will cross over two seperate mainlines.  I know I've read in CTT or OGR how to do this, but I'm unsure of the issue.  Could someone enlighten me on how this is best done.  The Railroad mainlines will have the right of way, and the trolleys will have to stop for them.  The railroad mainlines have traffic in both directions, the trolley line will probably have traffic in both directions also.

 Follow up question does Ross or Gargraves make diamond crossings with Phantom rail track?

Thank you,  Dave

 

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Posted by cnw1995 on Saturday, September 8, 2007 9:58 AM
Dave, you're right - I recall an article about this very thing in a CTT of the past year. I'll try to find it.

Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.

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Posted by phillyreading on Saturday, September 8, 2007 4:14 PM

Try Ross Custom Switches as they might make something for a crossover that will work with GarGraves track, GarGraves track pins fit both.  Also Ross will let you order stuff from them direct, not so with GarGraves as they refer you to a dealer.

Lee F.

Interested in southest Pennsylvania railroads; Reading & Northern, Reading Company, Reading Lines, Philadelphia & Reading.

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