Track for Marx

[M. Mitchell Marmel]

As an additional note, Marx engines with the larger gears on the wheels don't play well with FasTrack 90° crossings...

Jim, may I suggest getting some Marx switches to run with your Marx trains?  They'll fit in the same space as a similar Lionel O27 switch...

Mitch

[overall]

In my post above I should have said that the Marx trains I was running were from the 1960's . It was a freight set led by a Marx E8 from about 1961. It was painted for New Haven. Your trains may be different.

George

 

[servoguy]

Marx locos with "fat wheels" do not work well with 1122 switches.  I don't know about 1121 switches.  The metal Marx switches should work OK as they don't have any guard rails.

[ADCX Rob]

The Marx engines work fine on Lionel 1024 manual and 1121 remote switches, not so well with 022 - 042 - 711 - 712 and 1122/1122E/1022 switches due to the guard rails required with the frog.

[Graeme Bales]

I  used  1121  Lionel switches from  the mid  1940''s  to 1960's for my marx trains . It's the wheels with the gears on the side that makes it  harder to go through the switches, my Marx switches were only manual. hope this helps . You  should be able to pick 1121 switches on E-Bay they were tough.      Graeme

[overall]

What Lionel switches do they not like? I used to run marx trains over 1960's Lionel 027 switches without any problem. I think these were #1122 switches if I'm remembering right. Also, Marx made 027 switches back in the 60's. You might could still find them on ebay or at shows.

[JimHokinson]

I am running three Marx trains. They don't like the Lionel switches but I would like to know if any of the other track systems available are friendly to the Marx engines?