ADV #8 · #10 · #15 · #20

Turnkey turnouts designed, cast, assembled and installed by MACRO. The higher the number, the higher the tonnage and the speed through the turnout. Request the technical data sheet for each configuration.

ADV #8 general drawing per AREMA, MACRO engineering

ADV #8

The compact configuration in the line, with the same Hadfield casting and the same hardening as the rest of the catalog.

  • Geometric ratio1:8
  • Typical useYards · spurs · branch lines
  • Technical data sheetOn request
ADV #10 general drawing per AREMA, MACRO engineering

ADV #10

The workhorse for main line and demanding yards: RBM #10 frog, Samson switch points and complete hardware.

  • Geometric ratio1:10
  • Frog angle · radius5°43′29″ · 237.56 m
  • Axle load28 t · up to 40 km/h on the diverging route
ADV #15 general drawing per AREMA, MACRO engineering

ADV #15

The intermediate geometry in the line, for main line and mixed traffic at higher speed.

  • Geometric ratio1:15
  • Typical useMain line · mixed traffic at higher speed
  • Technical data sheetOn request
ADV #20 general drawing per AREMA, MACRO engineering

ADV #20

The long configuration for trunk corridors: RBM #20 frog and the complete elastic fastening set documented in its BOM.

  • Geometric ratio1:20
  • Frog angle · radius2°51′51″ · 1,148.01 m
  • Axle load35 t+ · Class 1 Heavy Haul

Custom designs

Special fabrications #6, #9, #11 and #24: turnouts designed to each customer's drawing and needs, with the same steel, the same hardening and the same in-house engineering.

Components of a MACRO turnout assembled on the plant floor

Custom designs

#6, #9, #11 and #24 turnouts, made to order from the customer's track drawing.

  • Configurations#6 · #9 · #11 · #24
  • GeometryTo the customer's drawing and needs
  • SteelHadfield manganese · ASTM A128