The patent has to do with the spring closure mechanism for points, not the stub part of the switch used to demonstrate this. Stub switches were in...
Good Grief! Believe what you want. The entire purpose of the Sprague switch is to allow passage through closed points from the frog side without...
No, it isn't like a stub switch at all. It is a point type switch with a spring mechanism to allow passage from the frog side without throwing the...
The springs' purpose is allowing passage from the frog side and then returning the points to the chosen position after passage from the frog side....
It isn;t a stub switch at all. Look at the pictures. No stubs. The patent has to do with the ability of passage from the frog side no matter what...
United States Patent #221,196 "H. D. SPRAGUE. Railroad-Switch." click to visit.
It appears to be either the original Patent Model, or a copy of it.
I am a bit surprised no one has mentioned the "Blue Peter" LNER Peppercorn Clas A2 60532 slip and resulting catastrophe. From Wikipedia:...
I was actually pondering doing a little retro layout when I picked up that Truscale track. To complete the whole ~60's era layout look might mean...
Ya, the Truscale I have is HO, and I watched the video here again and it definitely is Truscale. That must have been a huge PITA to lay! I have...
There is another WiFi control system coming along called "Layout IoE" (Internet of Everything). This system incorporates battery power (optional)...
Maybe. That sure does look like Truscale. Probably the largest Truscale layout in the world if it is. I have some I bought on a whim that I may be...
Very herky-jerky ride, are they using an old Tyco 0-4-0 or something??
There certainly are a lot of people with more dollars than sense in this country.
Something that gets old quick for static display is figures engaged in some unusual action: Bank robbery, Fighting fire, Home Run swing, etc. The...
Hang in there John. Betty Davis agreed with you by the way: [IMG]
Looks good Johnny B. My girl called up and said "Come on over, nobody's here" . I went over. Nobody was there.... I get no respect. No respect at...
And the trend continues. Specifying an era would be a good start to creating a poll that makes some sort of sense.....
Wonderful. A foreign corporation gets to refinance, and us US citizens and our children get to foot the bill.
LOL. I think those indentations would give you more of a "Thunk, Thunk, Thunk"
