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A section of double railroad tracks formed by the temporary convergence of two parallel tracks in such a way that each set remains independent while traversing the same ground, affording passage at a narrow place without need of switching.
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To converge (railroad tracks) to form a gantlet.
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Variant of gauntlet1.
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Variant of gauntlet2.
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