Eagle Point Rail Road

Turnout Designs
EPRR Switches
8-20-06

Switch Design

Actual Lead

3
10

Curved
Closure
Rail 5

9
8

1/8Point of
Switch

Heel
Spread 6 1/4

Lead
11 Curve

1/2 - in. Point of Frog

18

Toe Length

12

13

15 Overall Length

16

17 Heel Length
Length of
Switch Rail
2

Frog
Angle 14

Turnout
4
Straight Closure Rail
6
Radius of
Center Line

Track
Centers
19

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

Straight Heel Rail

kink

Frog

Points

Straight Closure Rail

Curved Heel Rail

No. 6 Turnout Tie Table

No. used
1

15"

30"

16"

17"

18"

19"

20"

21"

22"

2
2

23"
24"

25"

26"

27"

30

Curved Rail

Length

total

Guard Rail appropriate length

about 9 to 12

Guard rail spacer

cu tube

No. 6 Frog

0.640
0.675

Toe Length

0.675

No. 6 Cannonball Frog

Turnout Construction Table

Turnout Construction Table

#6 Turnout with Cannonball Frog

#6 Turnout with Rogers-Cooke Frog

Item

Item

31/4

Length

Heel Length

Frog
Angle

9 deg

No. 6 Rogers-Cooke Frog

Length

Straight Rail

120"

Straight Rail

120"

Curved Rail

120"

Curved Rail

120"

9 deg

Straight Closure Rail

54 5/8"

Straight Closure Rail

55"

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
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
kink

No. 7 Turnout Tie

Table

Points 22

Curved Heel Rail

Straight Closure Rail

Frog Straight Closure Rail

Curved Rail

No. used

Straight Heel Rail

Frog

Length

Guard Rail appropriate length

15"

30"

#7 Turnout with Roger-Cooke Frog

16"

Item

17"

Straight Rail

120"

18"

Curved Rail

120"

19"

Straight Closure Rail

65 7/8

20"

Curved Closure Rail

66 1/8 "

21"

22"

23"

24"

25"

26"

27"

Length

Frog Str. Closure Rail

na

Frog Cur. Closure Rail

nja

Straight Heel Rail

any

Curved Heel Rail

any

Straight Tail Rail

na

Curved Tail Rail

na

Curved Tail Rail

Rogers-Cooke Frog
Guard rail spacer
cu tube

Toe Length

Heel Length
Frog
Angle 7 deg
Use #8 frog

0.640
0.675

0.675

Eagle Point Railroad

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
kink

No. 8 Turnout Tie

Table
No. used

Straight Heel Rail

Frog

Points 22

Curved Heel Rail

Straight Closure Rail

Length

Frog Straight Closure Rail

Curved Rail

Guard rail spacer

cu tube

15"

34"

16"

17"

18"

19"

#8 Turnout with Cannonball Frog

20"

Item

21"

Straight Rail

8 3"

22"

Curved Rail

106 1/2"

23"

Straight Closure Rail

56 1/4"

24"

Curved Closure Rail

56 3/4"

25"

Frog Str. Closure Rail

24"

26"

Frog Cur. Closure Rail

27"

Curved Tail Rail

Guard Rail appropriate length

No. 8 Frog
0.640

0.675

0.675

Length

#8 Turnout with Rogers-Cooke Frog

Item

Length

Straight Rail

8 3"

Curved Rail

106 1/2

Straight Closure Rail

56 3/4"

Curved Closure Rail

57 1/4 "

Toe Length

Frog
Angle

Heel Length

No. 8 Cannonball Frog

3

7 deg

11 1/2

No. 8 Rogers-Cooke Frog

Frog Str. Closure Rail

24"

24"

Frog Cur. Closure Rail

24"

Straight Heel Rail

3 3

Straight Heel Rail

3 3

28"

Curved Heel Rail

3 3

Curved Heel Rail

3 3

Eagle Point Railroad

29"

Straight Tail Rail

6 9

Straight Tail Rail

6 9"

No. 8 Turnout

43

total

6 9"

Curved Tail Rail

6 9"

Curved Tail Rail

7 deg

11-8-07

RLT

No. 10 Turnout
Straight Tail Rail

Points 30
Straight Rail
Frog Curved Closure Rail

Lead distance to Points 12

Curved Closure Rail

Offset 7
kink

No. 10 Turnout Tie

Table

No. used

Points 22

Length

Curved Heel Rail

Straight Closure Rail

Frog Straight Closure Rail

Curved Rail

15"

30"

16"

17"

18"

19"

20"

21"

22"

23"

24"

Frog Str. Closure Rail

24"

25"

Frog Cur. Closure Rail

24"

26"

Straight Heel Rail

any

27"

Curved Heel Rail

any

28"

Straight Tail Rail

39"

29"

Curved Tail Rail

39"

30

total

Guard Rail appropriate length

No. 10 Cannonball Frog
#10 Turnout with Cannonball Frog
Item
Straight Rail

Straight Heel Rail

Frog

Curved Tail Rail

Guard rail spacer

cu tube

Length
120"
Toe Length

Curved Rail

120"

Straight Closure Rail

54"

Curved Closure Rail

54 1/2 "

0.640

Heel Length
Frog
Angle

0.675

0.675

Eagle Point Railroad

No. 10 Turnout
8-20-06

RLT

Bridle for turnout

Drill 3/8 hole
for rod in
center of
folded back
piece

Drill and tap

hole for
bolt

Finished view

- 20 x
stainless steel bolt with
nylon nut 2 req.

2 1/2

13

Heat and
bend 90 deg
End view

cutout
14

Hammer flat
for # 4 bolt
to attach to
throw

- 20 thread
on one end

12 adj for switch no.

Bend
appropriately
for throw arm

- 20
coupling

1/8 Alum rod

threaded - 20
for 6 on one end
and 1 on the
other end

Eagle Point Railroad

Turnout Bridle
8-22-06

RLT

Angle of frog:
#8 = 7 degrees
#6 = 9.5 deg.