A railroad switch and a method of melting snow and ice in railroad switches

摘要

A railroad switch comprising a stock-rail (1), a switch blade (2), slide chairs (3) and a heater (4) designed to melt snow fixed nearby the stock-rail (1) between the slide chairs (3), wherein the heater (4) is not in contact with the stock-rail (1) in the area between the slide chairs (3). In a method of melting snow and ice in railroad switches a heater (4) is fixed nearby the stock-rail (1) between the slide chairs (3), wherein the heater (4) is not in contact with the stock-rail (1) in the area between the slide chairs (3).