How to Electrify a railroad

[Green_Elite_Cab]

GEC: I've seen crossovers done in four different ways. Two of which have air gaps which you are describing. You have it draw right the two wires never do touch each other both head to the nearest catenary structure to be anchored along with the trolley wire each wire will have an insulator before it anchors to the structure. In most cases the auxillary is in segments. The other way with a air gap is similar but the trolley and the messenger are linked together and meet the structure with hangers and not sepperated in this case there is a funky hanger that actually pinches the cat upwards so an insulator can be inserted on the trolley wire. In the cases that aren't air happed there is a insulated section break that is inserted. For tracks that are insulated from one another. The final one I've seen is for track crossover that are not insulated from each other. Section circuits of two tracks or more

Is there anyway you could sketch for me a diagram of how these work?

So far, this is how i understand it, and i think i have what describes youre "second" Air-Gap method. The picture below is how i see it in my mind the main picture is looking broadside of One Half of the crossover, with the inset an "above" view.

the "A" end comes down and passes JUST over the blue "mainline" wire, and then goes down the same height as the blue wire. It overlaps the other crossover wire (purper region), and pulls up sharply. i assume the hangars there are the "funky" ones you mention. It then gets insulated at the "B" end and is mounted on the next pole over.


are the insulators in the right position? would all these wires be connected physically? When you think of the whole crossover, all the pull offs would be coming in at about the same part.

would the crossover wires have an auxiliar wire? how does that figure in?

also, just got my Silverliner IV today.

thanks a bunch.