Switch puzzle

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Looks like a by-pass switch on a funicular (Cable up the mountain) Barney Barnier

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Subject: Switch puzzle
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This image has appeared repeatedly in a switch manufacturer's ad in various railroad trade journals. It appears to offer three different routes through it. Can anyone explain where such a switch would be used?

Gordon Hamilton
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