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You might also try just sanding down the too-tall plastic frogs. One thing I did, as well, was to carefully carve the sharp angle of the frog back to be a little bit more blunt; this opens up the gauge between the rails right at the intersection, so you don't want to overdo this. But doing so allows the frog to catch wheels that have wandered or are out-of-gauge. <br /> <br />Of course, these days I am in the midst of replacing all my older Atlas track (with the plastic frogs) with new and better-looking Micro Engineering Code 55 #6 switches (I've never tried the new Atlas Code 55, but I bet even it is better than what you're using). This is, without doubt, a major investment. But, they are power-routing turnouts, meaning that the rails are solid and continuous through the frog (i.e. the frog is conductive metal) which reduces the potential for locomotives to stall. If you have some problem switches, you might just consider replacing them with another brand name.
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