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Reply to "Cutting Lionel American Flyer FasTrack to custom lengths"

One of the nice features of FasTrack is Lionel makes so many custom length pieces it is possible to build most track plans without cutting track. The exception would most likely be to get other than full and half length curve segments. Also since S FasTrack uses solid .138 rail it is as close to a scale rail as is possible and still run high rail equipment. With the solid rail it is quiet, unlike its O gauge relative which by all reports is not quiet.

FasTrack offers 27"R turnouts that are a direct substitution for a 27"R piece of curve track. Same goes for the 20"R turnouts. That is nice for building sectional track layouts without requiring any track sections to be cut to length. The only other sectional track with wide radius curves is American Models. Nice track but their wide radius turnout is not a drop in substitution for a 27"R curve piece. It will require custom track cutting.

FasTrack  is optimized for use with either the FlyerChief or Legacy control systems. By that I mean the turnouts are not power routing and there are custom connectors to facilitate "plug and play" with FlyerChief power supplies. If you plan reverse loops there is no provision for them. They will require cutting gaps in the rails and using a reverse loop controller.

I am not pushing FasTrack, in fact I did not use it for my layout. It is however a very nice and complete S gauge sectional track system.

Last edited by AmFlyer

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