Turnouts

Kick Switches

Rick White wrote on Discover Live Steam Yahoo group:

One type of kick switch at Jack Haskins's Able Springs & Northern Railroad. These work well by foot, and he has dozens. The car wheels will also move them over when you trail through a switch that is not set for your direction of movement.

A kick switch on Jack Haskins Able Springs and North Texas Railroad. Photo by Rick White.
Switch mechanism, pointer moves with points and pin is on a lever that moves to the left as the switch points are moved.
Pointer moves with points and pin is on a lever that moves to the left as the switch points are moved.
The pointer is dead center and the lever with the pointer on it has rotated away from the bar holding the points in gauge.
Pointer to the right and the lever with the pin on it has moved back. Note wear mark on the left under the lever that holds the pin.
Pointer to the left and lever with pin attached is again at the rear.