Thnks
found one
bought one
Does it have a magnet for uncoupling at one and at a location that allows you to drop cars properly positioned on control rails for operation? That's my goal.
Gargraves does sell that operating track, but it's not cheap, if lucky you can find it on eBay cheaper, I think I found mine on eBay for less than $25 each, but you have to look constantly.
I Have another thread on which I ask how I could build a unit in gargraves track which would allow me to uncouple coal, milk, and log cars in such a position that they would be on control rails to activate the operation of the car. I am disappointed that nobody had any comment. I have been looking at the possibility of matching a super 0 uncoupling unit to a 6019 at its end, but as I investigate, it looks like I'd have to cut off perhaps a half inch of the 6019 track in order to get the magnematic coupler over the magnet, and have the slider shoes over the control rails. I believe that if I use some adapter pins made for gargraves to 027 track, perhaps a little grinding of the gargraves end would allow its insertion into the super o uncoupling unit. But I am concerned about cutting the 601 9/2 inch shorter. I can't believe that I'm the first person who would like to be able to uncouple a car with a with it positioned for operation by the slider shoes and control rails. I welcome help here.
How could I build on Gargraves track a piece of track with control rails to activate milk, log, coal and other operating cars and also with a magnet scavenged from an o27 6019 unit at one end at the right distance to uncouple a car in correct position to unload its cargo?
1. Snip off one end of a fiber pin, or leave the pin out all together, as long as there's a gap.
2. Gargraves No. 801 mating pins.
A few challenges
1 how to adapt Gargraves rail to insulated rail of 022 switch?
2. using Super O gauge uncoupling sections with Gargraves track. What do you do about pins?
3 not about track pins: how do you uncouple log or milk car which is positioned to be unloaded? Need a magnet right next to end of 6019,but how?
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