by Anura Guruge
on October 1, 2021
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A railway switch was eyed as a possibility right at the start
following this deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana.
Click to ENLARGE. Same railway system, different switches further down the line.
Click to ENLARGE. On a narrow gauge track in ‘Loon’ — at the ski resort.
Last week, when I went looking for some good pictures of railway switches to illustrate the concern folks were having with the recent deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana, I was frustrated.
A few days later I happened to be around three railway lines, all with switches — phone/camera in hand. So I took the opportunity to take some pictures.
Elegant engineering. Very clever. Does its job well & simply too. Very clever.
I also happen to come across a DE-RAILER. Yes, the names says it all. It is a device to derail a train — i.e., stop it in its tracks. This is to prevent it going where it should not be going.