Wye in a loop

[MountainMan]

I see the wye, the angles are fine.

Probably for turning locos, then the loop added for longer consists or reduced maintenance and the wye abandoned.

Dan M.

There is no wye. The crossing trail is just that, a vehicle path, and there are no turnouts or track in that image to make a wye out of anything, just a loop that is clearly delineated. Expand the image and you'll see it more clearly.

It could be made into a wye fairly easily by adding a track off the right side of the loop back to the main, but since that wasn't done, it isn't there, and it wouldn't be "inside the loop" either.

However, having a loop negates the need for a wye in the same location, so why do it in the first place? Railroads aren't keen on needless track to be constructed and maintained.