We in S scale have so many different kinds of turnouts on our layouts.
On the Jefferson Central, there are my hand laid, Shinohara, modified Bob Peare
and Midlin Models, Tomalco, Old Pullman and others?.
Good Grief, it is hard to believe that the trains really run on it!
But crazy as it sounds, the only thing my equipment is interested in, is,
proper gauge and it getting juice!
Oh sure, sometimes things go wrong, especially when you have a large group
visiting, but over all it all works.
The other day I backed into the Staging Yard a very large train headed up by
two of those very big AM Trainmasters and all went well. I did find that I have
two old switches in the staging yard that need replaced.
But what is new about that? They have been that way for several years!
This past Sunday our Lehigh Valley S Gaugers went on a layout visitation and
the owner of this very nice computer operated HO layout is a perfectionist! Oh
My, some of his trains de-railed! Tsk! Tsk! What was worse is that our LVSG
base this past Sunday was at Bert Mahr's and we were running his beautiful S
Scale CONRAIL & EASTERN RAILROAD with full sound before going on our
visitation! WOW! Well, I digress, anyway, I kept talking to the owner about the
N scale people I knew, not realizing that his layout was in HO! Tsk! Tsk! Must
be my age or a Senior moment?
Hey, we're in S Scale and until someone like perhaps "SHS Service" - "American
Models" comes up with a variety of true S scale switches, will we never be
standardized!
I guess what I'm trying to say is buy your switches [where ever!] , make sure
they are in gauge before you lay them, and have fun!
Have a good Day,
Bill Fraley
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