Catch points and trap points are types of points which act as railway safety devices. Both work by guiding railway carriages and trucks from a dangerous...
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Railroad switch (redirect from Set of points)
run-off points are referred to either as trap points or catch points. Derailers are another device used for the same purpose. Catch points are installed...
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Catch-22 is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It is his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published...
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Passing loop (section Overlaps and catch points)
will be getting one to permit a 2tph service pattern. Some railways fit catch points at the ends of crossing loops so that if a train overruns the loop, it...
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Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard...
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causes. In emergency situations, deliberate derailment with derails or catch points is sometimes used to prevent a more serious accident. The first recorded...
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This form is common throughout the UK, where it is called trap points or catch points. The third type of derail is the portable derail, and is used by...
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points, is awarded to the kicking team. The fair catch kick is considered to be an obscure rule and it is rarely attempted. Because most fair catches...
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To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel...
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Catch the ten, also called Scots whist or Scotch whist, is an 18th-century point-trick aceāten card game that is recorded as being played only in Scotland...
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