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IMHO, speaking from a purely business sense, I would spend the money on Peco switches now, getting as many as I could afford, then putting them in one by one as I acquired more Peco switches. The manual throws come separately, from Caboose Hobbies, and are about $2.50 each. The piano wire remote is a reliable and inexpensive way of controlling your switches without having to go as far as electrical switch machines. Of course, the downside to that is you can't control the switches from your throttle control (if you're using DCC). But for a smaller layout, I like both the piano wire and the Caboose ground throws. <br /> <br />I think that the success that kgroesch is having is partly due to the switch machines actually holding the points in position, rather than the switch itself. The Atlas switches we've used just don't stay in position unless you have a spring-loaded ground throw to hold the points where they belong. Yes, the Pecos are more expensive, but consider this, if you buy the Atlas now, and then later move up to the Pecos, you are spending more money in the long run. If your goal is to get your entire layout running, then Atlas may be your option. Just remember, you get what you pay for. I'd rather pay a higher price once than to pay the lower price once and then move up to the higher price later. <br /> <br />Strange, I thought the Atlas switches were all numbered, but then again....I think most of the Atlas Snap-switches are #6, although I'm not really sure. Usually, I check either their website or the Walthers website catalogs and see what they use in their descriptions.
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