Eagle Point Rail Road

Turnout Designs

EPRR Switches
8-20-06
 Switch Design

Actual Lead 3

10
Curved
9 1/2 - in. Point of Frog
Closure
Rail 5
8 18
Lead Toe Length
1/8”Point of Heel
Switch Spread 6 1/4” 11 Curve

12 15 Overall Length
13 16
17 Heel Length
Frog Track
Turnout Angle 14 Centers
Length of 4 19
Switch Rail Straight Closure Rail
2
6
Radius of
Center Line 1/2 - in. Point of Frog

Straight Closure Rail

 No. 6 Turnout
Points 18”
Straight Rail

Lead distance to Points 6 3/4”

Curved Closure Rail

Offset 7 ½ “ Straight Heel Rail

kink
Frog

Points Straight Closure Rail Curved Heel Rail

No. 6 Turnout Tie Table
No. used Length Curved Rail

1 15"
Guard Rail appropriate length
2 30" Guard rail spacer No. 6 Frog
about 9” to 12”
¼ “ cu tube
6 16"
2 17"
2 18"
0.640”
2 19" Toe Length Heel Length
0.675” 0.675” Frog
Angle
1 20"
2 21" No. 6 Cannonball Frog
Turnout Construction Table Turnout Construction Table
2 22" 31/4” 9 deg 6”
#6 Turnout with Cannonball Frog #6 Turnout with Rogers-Cooke Frog
2 23" No. 6 Rogers-Cooke Frog
Item Length Item Length
2 24" 2 ½” 9 deg 7 ½”
Straight Rail 120" Straight Rail 120"
3 25"
Curved Rail 120" Curved Rail 120"
2 26"
Straight Closure Rail 54 5/8" Straight Closure Rail 55"
1 27"
Curved Closure Rail 55 " Curved Closure Rail 55 1/2 " Eagle Point Railroad
Straight Heel Rail any Straight Heel Rail any No. 6 Turnout
Curved Heel Rail any Curved Heel Rail any 8-20-06 RLT
30 total Update 4-12-07
 No. 7 Turnout
Straight Tail Rail
Points 22”
Straight Rail
Frog Curved Closure Rail
Lead distance to Points 12”
Curved Closure Rail

Offset 7 ½ “
Straight Heel Rail
kink Frog

No. 7 Turnout Tie Points 22” Curved Heel Rail

Table Straight Closure Rail
Frog Straight Closure Rail
Curved Rail
No. used Length
Guard Rail appropriate length Curved Tail Rail
1 15"
2 30" #7 Turnout with Roger-Cooke Frog
Rogers-Cooke Frog
6 16" Item Length
Guard rail spacer
5 17" Straight Rail 120" ¼ “ cu tube
3 18" Curved Rail 120"
3 19" Straight Closure Rail 65 7/8 “ Toe Length Heel Length
2 20" 0.640”
Curved Closure Rail 66 1/8 " Frog
1 21" Angle 7 deg 0.675” 0.675”
Frog Str. Closure Rail na Use #8 frog
1 22"
Frog Cur. Closure Rail nja
2 23"
Straight Heel Rail any
1 24"
Curved Heel Rail any
2 25"
Straight Tail Rail na
2 26"
Curved Tail Rail na
Eagle Point Railroad
1 27"
No. 7 Turnout
8-20-06 RLT
Updated 4-12-07

32 total
 No. 8 Turnout
Straight Tail Rail
Points 22”
Straight Rail
Frog Curved Closure Rail
Lead distance to Points 12”
Curved Closure Rail

Offset 7 ½ “
Straight Heel Rail
kink Frog
No. 8 Turnout Tie
Table Points 22” Curved Heel Rail
Straight Closure Rail

No. used Length Frog Straight Closure Rail

Curved Rail
Guard rail spacer
1 15"
¼ “ cu tube Curved Tail Rail
2 34" Guard Rail appropriate length
6 16" No. 8 Frog
6 17" 0.640”
4 18" 0.675” 0.675”
4 19" #8 Turnout with Rogers-Cooke Frog
#8 Turnout with Cannonball Frog
Item Length Toe Length Heel Length
0 20" Item Length Frog
Angle
4 21" Straight Rail 8’ 3"
Straight Rail 8’ 3"
2 22" Curved Rail 106 1/2“ No. 8 Cannonball Frog
Curved Rail 106 1/2"
2 23" Straight Closure Rail 56 3/4" 3” 7 deg 11 1/2”
Straight Closure Rail 56 1/4"
2 24" Curved Closure Rail 57 1/4 " No. 8 Rogers-Cooke Frog
Curved Closure Rail 56 3/4"
3 25" Frog Str. Closure Rail 24" 2 ½” 7 deg 5 ½”
Frog Str. Closure Rail 24"
2 26" Frog Cur. Closure Rail 24" Frog Cur. Closure Rail 24"
1 27" Straight Heel Rail 3’ 3” Straight Heel Rail 3’ 3”
2 28" Curved Heel Rail 3’ 3” Curved Heel Rail 3’ 3” Eagle Point Railroad
2 29" Straight Tail Rail 6’ 9” Straight Tail Rail 6’ 9" No. 8 Turnout
11-8-07 RLT
43 total Curved Tail Rail 6’ 9" Curved Tail Rail 6’ 9"
 No. 10 Turnout
Straight Tail Rail
Points 30”
Straight Rail
Frog Curved Closure Rail
Lead distance to Points 12”
Curved Closure Rail

Offset 7 ½ “
Straight Heel Rail
kink Frog
No. 10 Turnout Tie
Table Points 22” Curved Heel Rail
Straight Closure Rail
Frog Straight Closure Rail
No. used Length Curved Rail

1 15" Guard Rail appropriate length Curved Tail Rail

2 30"
6 16" No. 10 Cannonball Frog Guard rail spacer
2 17" #10 Turnout with Cannonball Frog ¼ “ cu tube
2 18"
Item Length
2 19"
Straight Rail 120"
1 20" Toe Length Heel Length 0.640”
Curved Rail 120"
Frog 0.675” 0.675”
2 21"
Straight Closure Rail 54" Angle
2 22"
Curved Closure Rail 54 1/2 "
2 23"
1 24" Frog Str. Closure Rail 24"

2 25" Frog Cur. Closure Rail 24"

2 26" Straight Heel Rail any

1 27" Curved Heel Rail any
1 28"
Eagle Point Railroad
Straight Tail Rail 39"
1 29"
No. 10 Turnout
Curved Tail Rail 39" 8-20-06 RLT
30 total
 Bridle for turnout

Drill 3/8 “ hole Drill and tap

hole for ¼ “
¼ - 20 x ¾ “
for ¼ “ rod in stainless steel bolt with
bolt
center of Finished view nylon nut – 2 req.
folded back
piece
1”

3” 2¼“ 5¼“ 2 1/2 “

13”
Heat and
bend 90 deg

End view
cutout

14”
Hammer flat
for # 4 bolt
to attach to
throw

¼ - 20 thread 12” adj for switch no.

on one end

6”
1/8” Alum rod
threaded ¼ “ - 20 Eagle Point Railroad
Bend for 6” on one end
appropriately ¼ - 20 Turnout Bridle
and 1” on the
for throw arm coupling 8-22-06 RLT
other end
Angle of frog:
#8 = 7 degrees
#6 = 9.5 deg.