My layout is an old GG construction, with a Ross Yard Set. I like both products.
- the GG switches - 0-100's - have always worked fine (at least as well as any model RR ever does).
- I have never see any "plastic rails" on a GG switch; what does this even mean?
- both older (flat "plate" in the switch middle-rail area) and newer (double rails in the
center area) seem to work equally well - except occasionally an engine dropped a roller
between the double-rail newer set-up; no problem unless it was the only roller in contact due to trackwork. Easy fix. Happened in only one spot with one switcher.
- there was some "banging" on a couple of mainline GG switches; turned out it was a loco problem, as only 2 Williams steamers (scale 4-6-4 and sub-scale Blue Goose) did it. Their roller frames were pointed on the leading edge. Moto-Tool fixed that; smoothed them.
- I have never noticed any problem with GG and MTH locomotives.
- I would build my next layout (if ever) with GG/Ross. But the shiny chrome has to go.
