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108 Lesson 1 Railroad Switch(铁道道岔) Introduction A railroad switch is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one track to another. In Figure 1, rail track A divides into two: track B (the straight track) and track C (the diverging track) . The switch consists of the pair of linked tapering rails, known as points (switch rails or point blades) lying between the diverging outer rails (the stock rails). These points can be moved laterally into one of two positions so as to determine whether a train coming from A will be led towards B or to