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by cx0der 729 days ago
Along the main line you will have parallel tracks that slower trains will pull into allowing faster trains to overtake.
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Not just overtake, but the sidings also allow trains to operate in both directions on the same rail. When you have a mega-train running west-east, all east-west trains must pull off on the sidings so the mega-train can pass.
Oh I see, I didn't know their name. Yes 100%