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I have a few suggestions: 1) Check the offending cars for proper wheel gauge. If they are slightly narrow, the guard rail opposite the frog may be pulling the wheel set to the side, causing a narrow set to drop into the frog. I had this problem with some passenger cars. They were fine on the straight track, but the gauge at the switches was just wide enough to cause problems. New wheels = no problems. 2) If the clearances on the frog are too wide, they may also allow the wheel to "wander" and drop into the gap. Narrow the gap with a small strip of styrene, glued in place, and filed to match the railhead. See this article: http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/004/476gbrie.asp and read the part about "Check and adjust the turnouts". Let us know if you solve the problem! Andrew
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