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There's one other thing that might help. Check to see if the trucks are too loose on the car bolster. Try tightening them just a tad. You want them to rotate freely and have end to end up and down movement but they should not move up and down on the mounting screw. The bolster of the truck should stay in contact with the bolster of the car at all times but rotate freely. This won't cure the "drop" which in inherent to the turnout design but it might help with the "wobble" of the car when it passes over the turnout's frog. Like Roger said pay real close attention to the NMRA wheel standard too. Also make sure the wheels are clean. Some times "crud" builds up between the tread and the fillet of the wheel and can cause problems. Hope this helps...Vic
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