Recent content by WilliamQ

My layout has a long curve, inside a tunnel, running 2" higher than a double track curve. The outside of everything (i.e. the back of the mountain) is open, so I have access in case of derailments, but vertical clearance is limited. Wondering what people are using these days for support material...

I'm not sure if the plastic frog insulators mean it's not electrofrog, in the case of a slip, because the frog polarity needs to change based on the action of both throws, not just one. The package says it's a Peco SL-380F, "N Universal Fine Electrofrog". I think they insulate the frogs because...

Sorry, I should have been more clear. There are no reversing loops in our track plan (which is from Mike @ http://www.cke1st.com). I'm attaching a diagram. It's a folded-over dogbone, more or less. I realized that you replace the left crossover with a single-slip, you can have two independent...

Hello all, my son convinced me to pull the boxes of trains out of the attic and we are setting up an N-scale hollow door layout. I have a Peco single slip from 22 years ago that I would like to use to create two separate loops. I understand that Peco Electrofrog turnouts require power from the...