Using Locks on Switches While Operating

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Andrew is correct. The turnouts can be locked only for the main. Since the local crews would be present and working the industries on the siding, I don't see any need to have the turnouts locked in the "non-main" position. Does that make sense?

Yes, but what I was getting at was the inherent design of the push-pull knob restricts you to two settings - pull = main and push = siding, or the reverse, depending on what sort of linkage you've got under the track. So if pull = siding, and you lock the knob in the pulled position, you've just locked it for the siding. hock: A simple crank connection will reverse the motion and set things right. However, you still need a visual aid of some sort to know how the switch is lined, whether that's a target on the turnout itself, or some sort of panel indicator. I suppose the lock can serve this function, in a way, as long as your crews know which way the turnouts are supposed to be locked when they leave the area.

Galen