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At least half of these must be effective at the switch machine.
What are movement ties?
213.109(TO)e
This is a rail connecting the heel of the switch with the toe end of the frog.
What is Closure Rail?
Appendix A
Each flangeway at turnouts and track crossings must be at least this wide.
What is 1-1/2 inches?
213.137(TO)a
There are generally three types of fixed-derails, these are two of them.
What are split switch, sliding block, and hinged-block?
213.205(TO)p
This department participates alongside the track department in Joint Switch Inspections.
What is the C&S department?
213.5.0(TO)a
These must be inspected to ensure that they are seated properly in the switch plates.
What are stock rails?
213.123(TO)c
This is made of two turnouts with the track connecting their frogs, arranged to form a passage between two nearby and generally parallel tracks.
What is a Crossover?
Appendix A
In a Spring Frog, the clearance between the hold-down housing and this may not be more than 1/4 inch.
What is the horn?
213.139(TO)a
Each derail must be made clearly visible with this color of paint.
What is yellow?
213.205(TO)q
Each switch, turnout, and track crossing in Track Classes 1-5 must be inspected on foot at least this often.
What is monthly?
213.235(TO)a
Turnouts in Class 2 track must have this many effective ties within 39'.
What are 9 ties?
213.109(TO)f
This is a switch where the points face the normal direction of traffic.
What is Facing Point?
Appendix A
This is the maximum allowable speed over a frog when its point is chipped, broken, or worn more than 5/8 inch down and 6 inches back.
What is 10MPH?
213.137(TO)c
If track is protected by a derail, this is the normal position of the derail.
What is the derailing position?
213.205(TO)v
These are the three gage measurements taken at the frog.
What are track gage, guard check gage, and guard face gage?*
A switch stand throw lever must be maintained so that it cannot be operated with this in place.
What is the lock or keeper.
213.135(TO)h
This is a metal casting made to fit against the side of a rail and to be fastened to the tie plate on the outside of a track to prevent the rail from rotating due to lateral wheel forces.
What is a Rail Brace?
Appendix A
This face of a Self-guarded Frog may not be worn horizontally more than 3/8 inch.
What is the raised guard face?
213.141(TO)a
Derails must be placed further back than this point on the track.
What is the clearance point?
205.4(TOC)a
These two measurements must be taken often during inspections of the turnback curve portion after a turnout.*
What are gage and crosslevel?
Switch rails and matching stock rails shall be replaced when worn or chipped so that the top of the switch point, at any place, is more than this far below the plane across the top of the stock rail.
What is 7/8 inch?
213.135(TO)m
This switch point is manufactured from a rail section that in cross section does not have the same shape or form about the center line through the end of the rail.
What is an Asymmetrical Switch Point?
Appendix A
Lubrication of spring frog plates is performed by this department.
What is the track department?
152.0(TOM)f
The "normal" position of a derail shall be to derail wheels of rolling equipment in this direction.
What is away from the main track or structure?
205.1(TOM)
Surface measurements taken within a turnout are evaluated against the measurements in this section.
What is Track Surface 213.63?
213.63(TO)