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027 re-railing track?

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027 re-railing track?
Posted by Mchavez215 on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3:16 PM

Is there such a thing as a re-railing track section compatible with 027 track?  I have many such sections in HO (they look like vehicle crossings), and would appreciate same for my 027 layout.  Especially for those hard-to-reach or hidden areas (tunnels) where cars get derailed and stop a train cold.  Thanks!

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Posted by rtraincollector on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:13 PM

Never seen one but using the HO/n scale as a model and using wood it could be designed. May have to look into that myself as presently building a layout.

But on the other hand if your running tmcc/dcs I would think you would not want to attempt to get your cars rerailed as for the short there would be

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Posted by jwse30 on Thursday, March 7, 2013 6:33 PM

With the center rail, it's pretty difficult to derail a train without it tripping the circuit breaker on the transformer. HO trains don't have a center rail (except Marklin) or the car's axles to short to the outer rail, so the cars can be dragged while derailed for a little while.

If you are looking for one to make it easier to put the cars on the rails, Lionel makes a gizmo that acts like a ramp to help guide all the car's wheels onto the rails. It's about $10, or it was a few years ago when I bought mine. (it really helps out at the modular club when you have to put your whole train on the track quickly)

Hope this helps,

J White

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