[G1techyguy]

Whats a crossover? I thought it was some orphan vehicle that wasnt a car or a SUV, so what does it have to do with model trains, and what does it do?

 

[Boston&Maine]

A crossover is where two sets of tracks intersect, but the locomotive can not switch from one track to the other like it can at a switch... Another common term for this is a "diamond"... In model railroading, the crossings come in 90, 45, 30, and 15 degrees...

From: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8078826

 

[G1techyguy]

Crossovers?

Whats a crossover? I thought it was some orphan vehicle that wasnt a car or a SUV, so what does it have to do with model trains, and what does it do?

Thanks, so how do they work and how do you wire them, are they easier than a reverse loop?

Can anyone tell me how to wire them in a dcc system and what they're advantages are,...please talk slow, I'm still learning.:laugh:

 

[T-Man]

A two rail reverse loop needs to be isolated due to the polarity of the track reversing on itself (black section). The crossover makes a figure 8 and does not need any isolation. With 2 crossovers you can have two separate ovals overlapping at two points like two chain links.