M. Harris Wrote:
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> We had a cross-over quite similar to this in
> Sacramento for the Sacramento Southern RR to cross
> the Union Pacific main line. CSRM had to give UP
> advance notice (not sure how much) for their MoW
> crew to come in with a Pettibone SpeedSwing and
> bolt down the crossover rails for a consist
> movement from or to the shops, then unbolt it and
> stow the rails and hardware. The SpeedSwing was
> parked on site and dedicated to crossover use
> while that setup existed. It was replaced when UP
> realigned the curves and we now have a diamond
> crossover with power-operated derails and full
> signalization. Now all we do is ring up Omaha
> dispatch by radio and wait for clearance.

if you search youtube, someone taped
the whole project for posterity