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I think with longer wheel bases, the frog stall is not as prevalent as in yesteryear. My layout and engines tend to stall on the little stretch of rail between the points and the frog. To avoid stalls, run a jumper wire to those sections, which you CAN'T do with metal frogs, as they will short circut. So, I prefer the plastic, insulated frogs. <br /> <br />I'm not in DCC, but I understand they are essential for that. The one advantage in metal frogs is power routing, although both electro and insulfrog Peco turnouts in N are power routed, for some reason or anohter.....
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