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Posted by TH&B on Monday, July 21, 2003 3:00 PM
Up here in Ontario on CN lines sidings had a spring switch on one end only, with a controled switch on the other end. Trains were always lined into the siding at the controled end so they'd come out the SS end. You can model funtional spring switches in HO.
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • 964 posts
Posted by TH&B on Monday, July 21, 2003 3:00 PM
Up here in Ontario on CN lines sidings had a spring switch on one end only, with a controled switch on the other end. Trains were always lined into the siding at the controled end so they'd come out the SS end. You can model funtional spring switches in HO.

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