If you're building turnouts where the points are wired with the same polarity
as the stock rails and the frog is totally isolated, must an effort be made
to route power to the frog or can you get by reliably with a dead frog? DCC
is planned, mechanical, push rod type turnout throws will be used,
Dear Stan,
When the CJSS built our original 16' module, we had insulated frogs.
In those pre-American Models days (pre-NASG standards too), motive
power was brass models or Miller switchers. Those without all wheel
pickup on occasion would die on the frogs, but all wheel pickup changed
