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Noun Concept
Categories: Rail junction types
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wye  Junction triangle  railroad wye  triangle  triangle junction
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In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye or triangular junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch at each corner connecting to the incoming lines. Wikipedia
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In railroad structures, and rail terminology, a wye or triangular junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch at each corner connecting to the incoming lines. Wikipedia
A term used in North American railroading equivalent to an English railway triangle Wikipedia Disambiguation
triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines Wikidata
A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track. Wiktionary
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By going around the wye, a train can change direction. Wiktionary
IS A
railway junction
track
turning equipment
HAS KIND
reversing star
HAS INSTANCE
Werdau wye
USE
u-turn
Wikipedia
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wye (rail)
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wye
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wye
Wikipedia Redirections
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Junction triangle, railroad wye, triangle (railway), triangle junction, triangular junction, turning wye, Wye (railroad), wye junction, wye track
Wikidata Alias
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triangular junction, turn wye, turning wye

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