Close up of three way frog
I shudder to think how many people will land here after doing a search for “three way” anything. Sorry to disappoint, but this is a picture of a three way switch.
Image Copyright (c) 2005 Tim Warris
This is a close up of the two lapped frogs from yesterday’s picture. Three way turnouts are occasionally referred to as a “lapped” switch, I suppose because there is two turnouts lapped onto each other, creating 3 routes from one.
Click here for a link to a map showing the location of this turnout. The three way turnout will be right in the middle of the screen, on the North tail of the wye. It is pretty hard to spot in this image. By scrolling around the map you can see the massive amount of complex trackwork hidden in the industrial section of Hamilton, Ontario. Thats in Canada.
Finding a good three way can be difficult.
Having to run into Hamilton, Ontario yesterday to a supplier to re-fill some inventory, we decided to bring the cameras along and see what we could find. We being Ron and I. Being a model railroader, and being very interested in anything industrial, Hamilton is one of my favorite places. I lived there for about 4 years when I was a lot thinner.
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There is a lot of heavy industry along the shore of lake Ontario and Burlington bay, with several steel mills and rusty places, and where there are steel mills and rusty places, there is lots of interesting railroading.
We managed to find, right along the side of the road, a great example of a three way turnout. These are quite rare, and to find one so close was a bit of a surprise. This is a lapped version, that is one turnout slightly forward of the other, and still in heavy use.
There were also several crossings nearby (where one track crosses another), which are also increasingly rare. We took some pictures of those too and I will add them over the next few days.
Click here for a link to a map showing the location of this turnout. The three way turnout will be right in the middle of the screen, on the North tail of the wye. It is pretty hard to spot in this image. By scrolling around the map you can see the massive amount of complex trackwork hidden in the industrial section of this great city.
Abandoned frog
This image was taken at the same place as yesterday’s picture, which I have been told is near Blairmore, Alberta.
Image Copyright (c) 2005 Tim Warris
