Metra 403 West, Tower A-2, Chicago, ILLinois_
Slip Switch Saturday. I was fortunate to see slip or puzzle switch early on as the C&NW has them at Nelson, ILL near where I grew up. So needless to say I have a fascination with them. Since they cost money to maintain they are not as prevalent as they once were.
One of the first westbounds of the afternoon Milwaukee Road Line rush clumps across the four mains of the UP former C&NW West Line. There are four consecutive slips here where Milwaukee track 3 crosses the four UP mains. The other eight diamonds have moveable point frogs but do not allow for a route change.
Metra 403 West, Tower A-2, Chicago, ILLinois_
Slip Switch Saturday. I was fortunate to see slip or puzzle switch early on as the C&NW has them at Nelson, ILL near where I grew up. So needless to say I have a fascination with them. Since they cost money to maintain they are not as prevalent as they once were.
One of the first westbounds of the afternoon Milwaukee Road Line rush clumps across the four mains of the UP former C&NW West Line. There are four consecutive slips here where Milwaukee track 3 crosses the four UP mains. The other eight diamonds have moveable point frogs but do not allow for a route change.