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    My poor track laying causing derailments, any fix?

    Well Jacob, it's pretty cool that you were willing to expose your mistake and suffer the consequences on this Forum. The partial photos of your layout fooled me as I can usually recognize N scale. You've obviously done a lot of impressive work on the layout up to this point and so I think you...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    Good idea, Dale. I wouldn't have thought about supplemental guide rails. And thanks for responding. Cheers, Rick
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    You're right. I should have bought a Mark 5 at the train store the other day when I had the chance. $27.50 bucks Canadian and I thought to myself, "The heck with it." But I don't believe my Mark 4 includes a Flange Length although it does have a Flange Path. It is indeed the Flange Length that...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    Thanks, Selector Appreciated I will pick up some needle files tomorrow. Big snow storm here in Ontario on Friday night, I foolishly thought winter was over plus then on Saturday we got ten hours of freeing rain. Unbelievable. So, we stayed hunkered down at home all day. Raining now and...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    Thanks, Trailrider. The turnout in question is definitely code 100. I had absolutely no idea that if code 100, they actually conformed more toward 00 scale. The shim that you described (IIRC .010-015") is available online perhaps??....... and if obtained any advice on how to install it? As...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    After some careful examination, I think my problems derived from a number of small issues instead of just one big one. I put on my magnifying glasses and sure enough there were indeed tiny, tiny bits of ground foam (grass) stuck in the bottom of the guard rail. I scraped them out and then ran...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    Thank you, Everyone! Advice much appreciated. I will get busy and see if I can discern the problem and then report back. I do believe the wheels are coming off the track right on top of the plastic frog but I'm not absolutely certain. First off I'm going to ensure that there are no...
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    Short RH Peco Turnout Derailment Problem

    Hi Folks, Thought I'd voice my dismay after having finished installing my layout's FINAL yard, only to discover that the very first turnout...... a Peco short number 5 is causing my ten wheeler steam locos to derail as they enter the yard, which in turn is making the entire yard inoperable. I...
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