balidas I was wondering, are you wanting a Lionel specific crossing? Ives made 45 crossings also and you can find them from time to time on ebay.
I was wondering, are you wanting a Lionel specific crossing? Ives made 45 crossings also and you can find them from time to time on ebay.
Ives is another good idea! However I have used the Ives straight tracks in O gauge and they tend to be just a little shorter than the Lionel straight tracks. Maybe you will have to cut a few pieces of track to make the Ives standard gauge crossing work, not 100% sure on their standard gauge track.
Lee F.
Have you tried Trainworld, in New York? Another one to try is Ready To Roll in Miami FL, as he deals mostly with MTH trains.
About the crossing, if it isn't insulated like you want, add a thin piece of cardboard where the two silver looking contact strips meat underneath and electrically seperate the two center rails. Don't disconnect either piece of metal form any track, just seperate them from each other.
I will try online and see if I can find any Hobby Stores that might have them for sale. What is a good online distributor for standard gauge trains?? Thanks.
You should be able to find them from some online distributors easily enough. I don't see why not. Maybe start with the vendors in the CTT mag.
If you want, I'll go check my LHS to see if they still have them in stock.
Where can I find the repro MTH 45 degree crossover? Can I find them online somewhere? Thanks.
Although Lionel is to blame for using the incorrect term "crossover" at times, they labeled the 20X in my 1929 catalog a "crossing". You might want to try searching for these under both names.
Bob Nelson
MTH made a repo Lionel standard gauge 45. It looks just like the original. I've seen them in my LHS.
Yes it shares the same track power.
Hello All, I am looking for a 45 degree crossover for standard gauge trains. Where can I buy a brand new one?? Does lionel or MTH make new ones? Or do I have to buy an original from the 1930's? Does the whole 45 degree crossover share the same track power? Or can I have 2 trains running on two seperate loops using the 45 degree crossover? Thanks.
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