Great vid! We had a similar issue on the club layout with the atlas switch and we added a bridge section of plastic to fit that gap and was very pleased.
years ago I had a problem with the Gargrave switches, and the problems there was the guide to hold the wheels through the frog on the other side was placed at the wrong spot, and at time allowed a wheel set to miss the right part of the frog.
I bought a used MTH NYC passenger set and have the same problems but with GARGRAVE switches. I put a small piece of styrene in the rollers to lift them clear of the center rails. Also, I found the wheelsets were out of gauge causing the cars to lift on the frogs. I’m in the process of re gauging the wheelsets.
I had the same problem but I fix the roller by grinding the edge on the roller off.It has a sharp edge and that was the problem with it. The roller would drop down in the space and would get stuck. You might want to check it to. instead of the rail.
Thanks for putting this up! I have a Lionel Santa Fe passenger set from 2000, and the cars tend to derail, even on the new switch! They hang up, which is wierd (Just remove all your switches, that will solve the problem!) . I'll try the "foam fix." PS, how about glueing balsa wood?
Its only an issue with the MTH Railking cars that I have. My K line cars roll right through, but they have sturdier roller assemblies and wider rollers. I don't see a problem with balsa wood, anything to fill in the gap should work.
Hello Sir, I'm new to this hobby and I'm not that mechanically inclined. I haven't seen all of your videos on the layout in question by any chance did you do a segment on the fix to the Fastrack turnout switch showing how you used the material to make that piece and then placed it in place. You said in the video that it's only the MTH RailKing cars does that mean every RailKing car weather it's a freight or passenger car? What about Lionel postwar as well as modern cars from '69-current stock? Do they have any effect on the Fastrack turnout switches as well? I'm going to start from the beginning of all your videos to take down some notes from time to time to learn about model railroading. Thank you for your time Sincerely Allan
@allanmartinez1190 The issue is the pickup rollers on the railking passenger cars snagging in the rail gap in the fastrack turnout. If you watch the video closely, I describe the problem as well as the solution. It depends on the design of the pickup roller assembly as to whether or not there will be a problem. I have some K Line passenger cars that roll fine through the turnouts, as well as several different brands of cabooses that have no problems with the pickup rollers either. Thanks for your interest! If you have any other questions. Don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you Rick I'll go ahead and check all my cars. Unfortunately I have about 2 dozen RailKing cars. I'll check them out. In the video you talked about using a small piece of foam. I wish you made a video of that piece of foam. Does this piece of foam have a sticky side and do I cut it to the size of I think it is called a frog? If the piece of foam doesn't have a sticky surface what type of adhesive should I add too hold it in place. What exactly did you mean that this is a temporary solution? So how do I make this permanent part to apply it on the turnout? Do you think I should make a turnout test track to make sure it is a isolated case? I'm sorry if I sound like a idiot, but like I said I don't have any experience in making what I think might be a real simple fix. Thank You For Your Time Sincerely Allan
An ebay seller scratch builds it from chicken wire and window screen( I don't have the patience to do it myself) It comes unpainted, I painted mine silver. www.ebay.com/itm/153849434261?hash=item23d2241095:g:sn8AAOSwq-BeNbFZ
Great fix RICKO!!!!! Thanks!
Great vid! We had a similar issue on the club layout with the atlas switch and we added a bridge section of plastic to fit that gap and was very pleased.
Great looking FastTrack with your additional ballast. Thanks for the interesting and informative video.
I had this same problem and that little piece of foam did the trick. Amazing tip, thank you!
I like your railsMan.Nice and shiny.
Love the videos man
Thank you!
years ago I had a problem with the Gargrave switches, and the problems there was the guide to hold the wheels through the frog on the other side was placed at the wrong spot, and at time allowed a wheel set to miss the right part of the frog.
Looks good! 👍👍
As usual, good info. Thanks
I bought a used MTH NYC passenger set and have the same problems but with GARGRAVE switches.
I put a small piece of styrene in the rollers to lift them clear of the center rails. Also, I found the wheelsets were out of gauge causing the cars to lift on the frogs.
I’m in the process of re gauging the wheelsets.
That’s awesome I had noticed that
Thank You friend
Thanks for the information.
Now I know.
I had the same problem but I fix the roller by grinding the edge on the roller off.It has a sharp edge and that was the problem with it. The roller would drop down in the space and would get stuck. You might want to check it to. instead of the rail.
Very clever observation, but on normal track without central rail, I believe the guides are slightly higher than the outside track ?
Thanks for sharing 🚂 🚞 🚃🚃🚃🚃
Thanks for putting this up! I have a Lionel Santa Fe passenger set from 2000, and the cars tend to derail, even on the new switch! They hang up, which is wierd (Just remove all your switches, that will solve the problem!) . I'll try the "foam fix." PS, how about glueing balsa wood?
Its only an issue with the MTH Railking cars that I have. My K line cars roll right through, but they have sturdier roller assemblies and wider rollers.
I don't see a problem with balsa wood, anything to fill in the gap should work.
Hello Sir,
I'm new to this hobby and I'm not that mechanically inclined. I haven't seen all of your videos on the layout in question by any chance did you do a segment on the fix to the Fastrack turnout switch showing how you used the material to make that piece and then placed it in place.
You said in the video that it's only the MTH RailKing cars does that mean every RailKing car weather it's a freight or passenger car? What about Lionel postwar as well as modern cars from '69-current stock? Do they have any effect on the Fastrack turnout switches as well?
I'm going to start from the beginning of all your videos to take down some notes from time to time to learn about model railroading.
Thank you for your time
Sincerely
Allan
@allanmartinez1190 The issue is the pickup rollers on the railking passenger cars snagging in the rail gap in the fastrack turnout.
If you watch the video closely, I describe the problem as well as the solution.
It depends on the design of the pickup roller assembly as to whether or not there will be a problem.
I have some K Line passenger cars that roll fine through the turnouts, as well as several different brands of cabooses that have no problems with the pickup rollers either.
Thanks for your interest! If you have any other questions. Don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you Rick I'll go ahead and check all my cars. Unfortunately I have about 2 dozen RailKing cars. I'll check them out.
In the video you talked about using a small piece of foam. I wish you made a video of that piece of foam.
Does this piece of foam have a sticky side and do I cut it to the size of I think it is called a frog? If the piece of foam doesn't have a sticky surface what type of adhesive should I add too hold it in place.
What exactly did you mean that this is a temporary solution? So how do I make this permanent part to apply it on the turnout?
Do you think I should make a turnout test track to make sure it is a isolated case? I'm sorry if I sound like a idiot, but like I said I don't have any experience in making what I think might be a real simple fix.
Thank You For Your Time
Sincerely
Allan
What switches are you running in between loops
O-60
I was wondering were you bought your chain link fencing on your lsyout
An ebay seller scratch builds it from chicken wire and window screen( I don't have the patience to do it myself)
It comes unpainted, I painted mine silver. www.ebay.com/itm/153849434261?hash=item23d2241095:g:sn8AAOSwq-BeNbFZ
Pice of electric tape
That won't work. You need something to fill the gap between the two rails so the roller doesn't drop down and snag on the rail.