Pine Creek Railroad posted:Steve,
You are absolutely correct, however the original K- Line SS design allowed Tin Plate running with no problems, where O-Line and RMT are just slightly different designed Switches and they have problems with some Tin Plate Trains and post war/modern also.
I have talked to a gentlemen several times who returned a bunch of them to RMT, because they did not operate correctly, like the original K-Line. My understanding is O-Line copied the RMT.
PCRR/Dave
Dave, that was me you spoke to a couple of years ago--thanks again or all the help.
From a wheel compatibility standpoint, these switches still are fantastic. I haven't had a single derailment, even with my prewar Lionel trains. Everything, new and old, rolls right through. About the only loco I wouldn't expect to go through is a Marx loco with the large-gear drivers.
The big flaw that I've seen is on the RH switches where the curved lead rail touches the frog, causing shorts when locos go through. This is fixed with electrical tape on the curved lead. The other fix I noted above is fairly recent. The OLR switches all say "K-Line" on the underside.
Like Dave, I wish the Rossplate switches lived up to their name. I'd buy them in a heartbeat, especially the #4s.
John
