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O Gauge Tubular Track and Ross Switches

I would just like to comment I have constant aggravation using Ross switches with all equipment which has slider shoes. They can catch on the guard rails and cause derailments. Further, theslider shoes  can become energized when the guard rails are energized  by a passing wheelset. This frequesntly  causes the  opening of coil couplers. I am building a layout now with gargraves track, and the Ross units would be a natural, because I already have a bunch of the double curved as well as the 072 and 042 variety. But I went out and got 022 switches to eliminate problems. I sacraficed some appearance and some lay-out advantages for better operation. Also I  like the nonderail feature ofthe 022.