I do recall a track plan that used this - it was the "magic mountain" effect.
Two sides of the cross have the switches and curves. Remote powered switches with non-derail.
A mountain with four portals is built over the top.
The loop around the mountain has many more switches, a figure 8 with four more switches at a minimum.
The end result is that train will take various routes and one is not sure which portal it will exit from. The operator sets the routes in a mixed fashion by flipping various combinations of the switches. I thought this would work best with Command control.
It's been a while since I looked at those bookmarks. I couldn't find them quickly. I was tempted to build it as something to take around. Then, I looked at the switch count.
Still, the corner crossing needs a lot of switches.