Lionel's O27 switches never appealed to me. Their size, shape, and operation led me to toss about 12 of them a few weeks ago. I offered them on the Buy/Sell board for $3 each, and had no takers, so I'm not alone in disliking them.
This thread motivated me to dig out my O27 track and set up an oval on the floor. I ran a 2037 on that and a 2018 (same loco style) on a loop of FasTrack. What a difference in the noise levels. The O27 track was nearly silent, while the FasTrack was quite loud.
Originally Posted by HOPPY:
I like the lower profile rail of 027 myself. Wish 'L' would expand it to all the
diameters and switches that their O gauge has. Oh well . . .
Hoppy