Derail device

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Thank Ken. 

Tom Lewis

> On Oct 9, 2023, at 12:36 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Tom
> 
> Here are the two standard drawings I can find on derails. 
> 
> Best
> Ken Miller
> <Pages from N&W Standards 7-1-1940_complete-2.pdf>
> <Pages from N&W Standards 7-1-1940_complete.pdf>
> 
> 
>> On Oct 9, 2023, at 10:53 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Here's the derailer at Boaz from summer '58. This image is from Trains website, and is a Jim Shaughnessy photo.
>> https://www.trains.com/ctr/train-basics/free-downloads/brochures/diesels-invade-blue-ridge-grade/
>> Note: this is an automatic derailer, controlled by linkage to the turnout. (bottom picture, cropped from NWHS Archives photo NG100589)
>> I looked for a drawing of a derailer in the Archives, but couldn't locate anything.
>> Mike Rector
>> <image.png>
>> <image.png>
>> On Sun, Oct 8, 2023 at 4:09 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>> What type of derail device did N&W use in the 40’s?  
>> Would it have been like this?
>> 
>> O Scale Derails (Flip-Type, Set of 4) by DaminKeenan on Shapeways
>> shapeways.com
>> 
>> Or is that too modern?
>> 
>> Tom Lewis
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