10-19-2015, 11:22 AM
An interesting note: when you look at the Gauntlet at R&T stop, you can see the one side of the track affixed on the outside of one rail, and the other on the inside of the adjacent rail. This, of course, allows for the train to shift safely. Looking at the R&T stop, the rail that shifts in between the normal rails has a gap in it, to allow for standard passage by heavy freight without need for an actual operational Gauntlet switch.
However, when looking at the UW stop, the Gauntlet portion that shifts in between the standard gauge does not have a gap for pass-through. Were heavy rail to use it, it would seem that it would break the rail due to a missing gap. Am I seeing this wrong?
However, when looking at the UW stop, the Gauntlet portion that shifts in between the standard gauge does not have a gap for pass-through. Were heavy rail to use it, it would seem that it would break the rail due to a missing gap. Am I seeing this wrong?