Has anyone seen a flying switch move?

[Anonymous]

You just described a "drop"! I know the Nickel Plate was still making them in the mid 1960's.

[Anonymous]

I thougt that's what is was, I would love to see one.

[Anonymous]

A flying switch is more than a drop the one i saw worked like this>>> the sd-9 switch engin had a car in tow it wanted it in the siding on a parallel track the switch forked in front of the engin so it went like this; the engin speeded up pulled the box car toward the***ch, uncuppled ,ran way ahead of the moving box car when the engin had passed the switch the switchman threw the switch to the sidding the breakman road the car into the sidding and set the brake and spotted the car where they wanted it then lined the switch back to the main the engin backed up picked up the breakman and then the switchman >>>realy exciting to watch[:O][:O][:O][bow][;)]glennbob

[Anonymous]

I thought they hadn't done those since the steam days, for safety reasons.

[kenneo]

Presumably you mean a drop?

[Anonymous]

This topic hase come up before has anyone out there seen a flying switch move done ;[8D]i have and it is realy exicting>>>> glennbob