Abt switch

The Abt switch is a kind of railway switch used on funiculars (inclined cable railways) that doesn’t have any moving parts. It allows two cars to pass each other going uphill/downhill while sharing the same tracks. While most train switches rely on physically moving a section of track so the train goes one way or the other, the abt switch doesn’t move at all. Instead each carriage has a grooved wheel which makes it turn left or right at a junction by sticking to the track on one side.

Image sources

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Funicular_to_Horseshoe_Curve_viewing_area_(8999490400).jpg#mw-jump-to-license

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Funicular_layouts_(2_rails).svg#mw-jump-to-license

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heidelberg_funicular_wheelset.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

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  • lilypad [it/its, pup/pup's]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 months ago
    anti volcel aktion (cw kink)

    So uhh i had a lovely time this week lea-blush I visited a friend. Wasnt expecting sex, was expecting platonic time with my friend. Instead i met a ton of lovely trans women, lost track of how many people i made out with, had a ton of super kinky sex, the group sex was so fun (at what point is it an orgy?) Tons of cuddles and joy, got covered in bite marks (my legs are literally more bruise than not bruise, deep purple pretty ones too), and like idek what bites came from who (wheres my bitemark analysis people at? I need yalls help (jkjk ik its bunk)). At one point there was something on tv, we were all watching it (7-9 of us? Idk) and i was cuddling with this other bottom, abd my friend the domme came over and they both just went to town on me, left me feeling so full of joy (and bruises lol). Nothing like having a domme administer poppers while two others inflict such joyous pain upon me in front of literally everyone, being choked and suffocated to keep me quiet so others could enjoy the tv, god i loved it.