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On my previous layout (dismantled due to a house move) I used both under-the-track and on-the-ties KD magnets and neither was ideal. Rex is absolutely correct that the above-the-ties ones do not work well with anything smaller than code 100, and I was using code 83; the gearboxes under a number of my steam locomotives would hang up on them. Meanwhile, the under-the-track ones are powerful enough that they can hinder smooth running of any equipment that has magentic-susceptible parts. I'm still undecided about my new layout. <br /> <br />I've read that many experienced operators use hand-held devices to release the couplers.
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