Loco getting stuck on switch

[D&J RailRoad]

He's been posting in other threads.

 

[trailrider]

look for front steps on the engine hitting the selenoid. Other issues, narrow guard rails squeezing the wheels. NMRA gauge finds that quick. Run your engine the other way, same thing? I've had low front steps also, having to bend the chassie up or something to raise them.

From looking at the video with the loco running on the tangent (straight) portion of the turnout, I don't think that's the case. Still looks to me like the engine is high-centering on the frog. Maybe he'll come back on with some further information.

 

[dinwitty]

I really have to have up close camera angles running slow thru the switch, several angles. but if he gets his eyes down and looks, he should be able to see whats going on. You might have a mold glitch on the turnout frog or parts around. The guard rails might be too wide pressing on the inner flanges, this might not make the engine rise as you might expect, it would act like the wheel retarders on a hump yard, slowing the engine down restricting its move. The engine could have wider wheel width causing this. Theres all kinds of things to check here.

 

[trailrider]

Well? Well?