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Funny how I modeled this in G-scale without knowing it already existed. Awesome! I sold that particular turnout on eBay years ago. UA-cam loves to delete comments. Here is my train channel. www.youtube.com/@j.a.rrailworks9968

This is sex yes?

That’s my favorite spot to railfan at

What you call a Frog in Australia we call a Vee crossing. The item that is subject to the video is a K crossing, different part. This version is sometimes called a movable K of swing-nNose K (though a K doues not really have a nose, a borrowed term from a swing-nose vee). There are only traditional vee's in this video, no swing-nose variety.

WTF, where is the picture?

I've been under this bridge back in1978 on the U.S.S. Stein FF1065 for tried festival

Fantastic video!!! 👍

I assume the signs at 0.21 are speed limit signs; P for passenger and F for freight. What is the T for?

We call them switch diamonds in the UK

Very informative, thank you!

So why is the USA rail system So Bad compared to Europe's, How many People does it move across the 3,000 miles between coast to coast, And you post about a points system, Wow, We Europeans have moved on from Windows "97"

That was very interesting, I’ve never seen one of these before. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend 👍🏼🇺🇸😎

That is really neat! I wonder how the longevity is vs the regular crossing.

What horn is that bro?

Excellent video. Strictly speaking, such types of frogs are called "Moveable Point Frogs", not "Moveable Frogs". Please note that in a rail-rail crossing of non-HSR (High-Speed Rail) operations, only half of the four frogs, i.e. those located at the obtuse angle positions of the load-bearing rails, can be of this type. The other half, i.e. those located at the acute angle positions, are of conventional rigid point type. Also, such frogs cannot be used at large angle line intersections where railway "Diamonds" are used. Both of these constraints are the result of intrinsic engineering considerations. 2024/10/05. Ontario, Canada.

BNSF made a time-lapse video of the installation. ua-cam.com/video/snmIvNAXMyI/v-deo.htmlsi=OUZI7S8STNAahVB9

Who inventer turnout frogs? George Westinghouse. Before he invented air brakes.

Looks like a good design

I live near this interchange… it’s wild. Ty for your presentation 👍🏼

That is really fascinating to watching!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Ft. Madison Bridge built 1927 (BNSF)

Good catch. I’ve seen other types, but not one like this.

I taught railway engineering for six years, including a whole lecture on switches (turnouts) and crossing, thinking I had covered everything. But I was not aware of movable-point frogs for CROSSINGS (which is shown here). Movable-point frogs (also known charmingly as "swing-nose frogs") are fairly common on high-speed lines, especially in Asia and Europe, for SWITCHES. I know BNSF has used them on mainline crossover switches in the US. By eliminating the rail-head gap they reduce wear on wheels and rails, and therefor maintenance needs. They also reduce noise, a consideration in dense urban areas. (Note to British and maybe some southern US viewers: In most of North America "crossing" means one track intersecting another at grade with no choice of route, not the rails within a turnout that cross. And crossover means a pair of switches that allow a train to move from one track to a parallel track. Don't get me started...)

Never knew they existed, thanks

Been on amtrak coming in and out of Vancouver, WA.

Really glad you caught this! Nothing more frustrating than standing there waiting to video switch points moving. Interesting that the points throw in 2 steps, so they don't collide.

very interesting . learn something everyday

this is pretty awesome.

Very cool, very unusual!! 🤩

😳 1:17 The boat horn sure sounds spooky; Eeeeeeeeeeek!!😱

Set of switches looks like some good job security for the local welders/ maintenance crew

Nice catch!

Excellent capture

THAT IS SO COOL! :) Thank you for sharing this. :)

that is the Oregon Washington lift bridge on I 5. It's pretty interesting how a lift bridge can be on a interstate highway. Usually states won't put lift bridges on highways because it could cause a multi vehicle crash because people are not thinking that the bridge will stop them very quickly from 55 MPH to 0 in a very short amount of time.

Are one of those who killed Portland? I hope not, one party rule is bad for everyone, no matter the party

Awesome stuff

3 years later this aint sitting so well

You supposed to keep recording until the lights turn green again

Why does the interstate bridge have a secondary gate chain that drops down when the bridge is about to lift. Those gate chains are connected to the hydraulic door

Timestamp 0:19: That is my favorite part.

What type of bridge was it?

Traffic lights weren’t installed until at least 2005. Old photos of the bridge showed that it had black boxes that would activate “STOP” when drawbridge was active

Meanwhile in the ECAM : DIRECT LAW PROT LOST

ooh you can hear a model L going off

That is The Brooklyn Subdivision mainline Between Portland and Eugene.

Yeah the semi truck would have been okay to keep going. The drawbridge operator would probably see he was on the bridge and not lower the gates at the far end of the bridge until he was clear of the bridge. Like others stated though, he may have been trying to stop anyway, and it takes longer to stop a semi truck than it does to stop a car.

I think it is a pretty bridge but don't have a car so hope they do replace it and add a MAX extension

How much vehicles did this delay? I hope there is a large fee that boats have to pay to lift the bridge.

Wild!