Wierd turnout frog

[William_Putnam]

I've seen this problem and it cure some time ago in this forum, and it recently occurred with me.

This only happens when I do a cross-over between parallel tracks, but not in producing a single turnout to a siding.

I will enclose the snapshot of what is happening: ( hope itg uploads OK.)

[Chessie8638]

This has been a problem since the Rail Simulator days I think. The only way I know of to cure it is to use the split tool and create a split in the middle of the crossover. Then use the weld tool.

- Before:


- Split and Weld Here:


- After:

[William_Putnam]

WOW, Chesse,

That worked like a charm!

After welding, a section adjacent to the weld disappeared, but I found it was still there, only buried under the ground. After elevating it properly and aligning it, I got a new weld "box" and doing that made everything fine!

I'm hoping this and other peculiarities disappear with the new RW 2012, which comes out the 23rd of the month...

Thanks for the hint and a good cure to this problem.

[SMMDigital]

This also works if you cut the mainline tracks after the frog, instead of cutting in the crossover. I use that method because it also isolates the turnout so that your signals work properly.

[William_Putnam]

SMM Signal wrote:

"This also works if you cut the mainline tracks after the frog, instead of cutting in the crossover. I use that method because it also isolates the turnout so that your signals work properly."

Hum, I'll need to try that, although I also cut tracks adjacent to switches to make signals work properly as well.

Cutting the tracks inside the cross-over has it's problems; it often leaves a blank track segment that you cannot recover from other them hitting the undo button and start over...

[artimrj]

If doingitin the middle of the crossover and you get a blank spot hit the UNDO arrow and choose a different spot to break the track. It is usually about 3 ties from the frog on one side or the other. I broke mine like that all over my route and in front of the switch and behind it for the signalling like SMM says. Totally seperate the switches from other track.

[thecanadianrail]

ever since i switched to using scale rail and the portland terminal tracks i have not had this problem yet.