split switch

split switch
A term used in railroading referring to an occurrence, often serious in its consequences, wherein the wheels of one truck of a car remain on the main or straight track and the wheels of the other truck take the switch. This is sometimes caused by a failure to open the switch all the way. Simone v Rhode Island Co. 28 RI 186, 66 A 202.

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