Can the straight path through a turnout be considered diverging?

The best oysters are Bluff oysters.

Bethlehem Car Works steam dome and sandbox, which involved filling the hole left when the original sand box was removed.

Precision Scale Co. stack and marker lights.

Home made airtank on pilot deck and associated piping and new sandlines.

Recessed and raised coal bunker on tender.

Not major changes but I think they go a long way in disguising the "Russian" ancestry.

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Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:-

Yes.

I know. But the camera angle on one of the photos makes it look _huge_. ;-)

Very nice. Good weathering job, too. You have a good eye.

Nice job, indeed. BTW, in reference to the layot plan sketch: how do you get into that room, or is the room larger than 12x16? And in any case, where's the duckunder?

It's a poor sketch but the duckunder is under Granville Junction.

It has 50" clearance, so it's not too bad.

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Roger T. Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:-

As a rule the "normal" route would be for a main track (which could be a main line track, a yard lead, branch line main track, etc...), and the "reverse" route would be an auxillary route such as a yard track, an industry track, etc. In most places the rules say switches must be left in the "normal" position when you are done using them, except under certain circumstances. This way future trains arriving would not have a switch against them on a main route. In yards, often certain switches are designated to be left in a certain position but most switches in most yards are not designated, because there is not "normal" route. Most railroads require trains to move at restricted speed looking out for improperly lined switches in yards, so in most areas of the year there is no necessity for such rules regarding normal and reverse routes, unless it is specified in timetable instructions for whatever reason.

A common example would be generally they want switches to be left lined AWAY from engine terminals, repair tracks, and so forth unless you are in the process of entering or leaving those facilities..