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Reply to "De-Railing going into and out of .022 switches"

All great advice so far. I will now chime in re my experience with Lionel Postwar switches, which I have always liked a lot.

Some of what I'm about to say is common knowledge and already known by many of us re derailments on these switches.

I find derailments of train cars are most common when the train is going in reverse.

Always best for the heavier train cars to be nearest to the locomotive and lighter cars closer to the caboose, especially when train is running forward.

IMO, it's best to keep the switches as level as possible.

Also, running the train slow and smooth, especially using DCS or other command control, helps minimize derailments. I find this to be true especially when pulling Postwar operating cars with sliding shoes.

One can think positively about derailments, which I endeavor to do. They are opportunities to improve one's layout. Arnold

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