Hold out for the Atlas Track. Solid nickle silver = quiet and smooth. I have bent custom curves easily by hand...no kinks cause it's solid. Cutting to custom lengths is easy with a dremel. I use Atlas track and Ross Custom Switches. Cadillac operation. I also use 14 gauge solid wire right to the rail. Overkill...maybe. But no drop in power anywhere. Put this track on foam or cork roadbed over 1 or two inch pink foam (your choice of plywood underneath...I use 3/4 so I can walk all over it) and you will have the quietest operation possible. I know Atlas was working on some improvements to their switches so I can't speak to those. But if I were you, I would use Ross for that. They make switches that are just about bullet proof. My two cents. BigRail
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