We are all aware of the multi-track drifting meme, but what is

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>>1045954
"slitting a switch" i think?

>>1045957
*splitting

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>>1045957
>>1045959
I found multiple mentions of "splitting the switch" from search results. Thanks.

In Czech it's called "podhozená výhybka"

>>1045957
Splitting a switch is when you run through a switch. Picking a switch is when it picks the points and this happens.

You can also line a switch underneath equipment for the same effect.

>>1045957
>>1046011
>Picking a switch
What happens when this happens at 100mph? This has made me scared of rail travel

>>1046159
Stuff like that happens in places like India, where maintenance of infrastructure is questionable.

>>1046178
any gifs?

https://books.google.com/books?id=0jMLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA216&lpg=PA216&dq=rail+accident+splitting+switch&source=bl&ots=A1cJf2SEDu&sig=MC4F7YgscpankK4Q_4LjCM2p-Oo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0jJLlovPRAhXJbiYKHRJDCJUQ6AEIOTAI#v=onepage&q=rail%20accident%20splitting%20switch&f=false

Mention of OP topic in US government report dated 1912, page 216.

>>1046159
It really doesn't hardly ever happen on mainlines. It happens in yards and industries. It usually happens because the switch isn't lined all the way or is gapped and they don't realize this after lining it.

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>>1045957
looks like it's way too frequent here

>>1046478
I'd hate to have been standing on that platform.