Ever wonder how a railroad turns a whole train around? One way is to use a “wye”, a triangular track configuration used at the intersection of 3 rail lines that allows trains to go any direction. I sped this video up to 5x speed so you can easily seen it. Here Reading and Northern’s steam locomotive #2102 turns its fall foliage train around at the wye just outside of Jim Thorpe, PA on October 19 2024. #wye #railroad #steamtrain #jimthorpe #fastforward | Rail Brothers

For those who are confused about how the wye works in the last video, here is a little demo using my model trains in my attic. Sorry for the mess, it’s also storage. Ignore my skeletons! #modeltrains #modelrailroad #wye #railroads | Rail Brothers