diamond crossover

plural diamond crossovers

1. rail transportsuperimposed pair of railway crossovers, resembling a letter X, permitting to travel in either direction between a pair of parallel tracks

   "A diamond crossover provides each track with access to the entire yard."

   1958, S. Kip Farrington, Railroads of the Hour, page 230

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   "In 15 is illustrated the diamond crossover, one of the many kinds in common use."

   1916, Lee O. Kellogg, editor, Details of Practical Mining, page 458

   "It travelled on until the bogie fouled a diamond crossover at the north end of the station where derailment became complete."

   1955, L.T.C. Rolt, Red for Danger: A History of Railway Accidents and Railway Safety Precautions, page 104

   "Increased height is necessary when scales or a double hump lead with diamond crossover is placed on the descending slope of the hump."

   1956, Robert William Abbett, American Civil Engineering Practice, page 2

   "Each chamber contains a diamond crossover designed for 60 km/h running."

   1995, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), The Channel Tunnel, →ISBN, page 20

   "The closed-deck ballasted bridge is double-tracked and opens up to a third track through a combination diamond-crossover and double-slip switch before it reaches the bulkhead on the Hoboken side."

   2002 August, Paul Jannotti, “Thinking outside the box on light rail: Hudson-Bergen project”, in Railway Track and Structures

   Synonyms: scissors crossover, scissor crossover