Re: Busy Weekend in Como - cutting rail
| June 21, 2020 04:53AM |
More important is the air temperature when the switch is assembled. If the swing rails are cropped with a 1/4" gap on a 45 degree day, the swing rails may bind the stock rail on a sunny, 80+ degree day. That's one thing about stub switches in areas that get broad ranges in temperatures. I've had to pour a bucket of cold water on the swing rails of a stub switch that jammed on a hot day.
One of my favorite stub switches:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2020 04:54AM by Stewart Rhine.
One of my favorite stub switches:
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/21/2020 04:54AM by Stewart Rhine.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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