NEB&W Guide to Stub TurnoutsThis file is open to website members only
Last Update: 2009-05-21
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A stub switch was common in the 19th century, but replaced with so-called "split" switches later on. (In 1889, it was said that split switch had gradually replaced most stub switches on the main, although "the stub-switch is still in considerable use in yards where movements are slow, and in the main tracks of the less progressive roads.") Instead of points that nestled against fixed stock rails, the rails leading up