Stub Points
Points which have their blades hinged at their leading ends, and in which the stock rails end where the trailing end of the points blades are met. In stub points, the blades have no shaping and they end in a stub (hence the name).
Stub switch
A pointless turnout that changes its route by gently bending the approach or "fly" rails sideways (image).
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STUB SWITCH TWO
Ok you already know how to add the throw bar and ground throw etc, so we will stick to what is new. Make a frog point like you did the last time. Measure it...
...file it and glue it down...
Stub switch
A track switch in which the rails of the single-track end of track move sideways to meet the two (sometimes three) pairs of rails from the other end.
Stub
A short diverging track ending in a bumper, it has a switch only at one end
Stub Axle ...
A stub track extending out from a main or other track.
Standard Gage
A distance of 4 feet 8½ inches between the heads of the rails. See Broad Gage, Narrow Gage and Gage of Track.
The stub turnout with light rail eliminates the frightening problem of pivoting those pesky points. However, if you must be modern, an easy path is available. With P.C.
Stub Track A form of side track connected to a running track at one only and protected at the other end by a bumping post or other obstruction. Subdivision A portion of a division designated by timetable.
Different from a siding or stub, spurs can be miles in length, and usually have only one destination at the end.[50]
SPURT (India): An acronym for Self Propelled Ultrasonic Rail Testing, a self-propelled rail defect detector car.[53] ...
To submit a voided cash fare, both portions of the ticket, the audit stub normally turned in by the employee and the receipt portion normally given to the customer must be presented with the word void written on them.
This article has been tagged as a stub.
That means it's off to a good start, but still has plenty of room to grow before it reaches its full potential. Can you help it flourish?
Flying Duck A derogatory term used to describe a switchman of the former Pennsylvania Railroad, who customarily gave hand signals to their enginemen using both hands at once. Flying Shunt A method to roll a car into a stub track when the ...
Post, bumping. A device at the end of a stub track to prevent rolling stock from going off the ends of the rails.
Pressure grouting. A method of pumping concrete into unstable soil to restore support.
This depends on how long you want you average train to be and how much space you have available. Stub tracks are able to be longer than tracks connected to a ladder on each end. You may want to have both.
You need at least one more staging track than the number of trains you plan to stage, and staging tracks should be longer than your longest train. Continuous staging is better than stub-end staging, ...
They come in "Electrofrog" and "Insulfrog" versions - the Electrofrog ones are "power routing," which means that the track power only flows in the direction the switch is set. This can make it much easier to wire stub sidings in a block scheme, ...
 See also: Track, Switch, Yard, Point, Locomotive
  
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