Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas.
Now that all the presents are cleared out, I was able to get to the one turn-out that's working correctly.
It appears the functioning turn-out's switch rail has a closer tolerance when compared to the malfunctioning one. I took it apart, but I don't see any way to adjust.
I took some more video and slowed it down. The front wheels of the train are squeezing through, pushing the pointer rails slightly, and going straight. The subsequent wheels do not squeeze through, and make the turn, derailing the train.
I've tried bending the pointer rails every which way - with no effect. At this point, I'm afraid I'm doing more harm than good.
I'll plan on calling Lionel tomorrow (assuming they're open). And/or returning the five bad ones and ordering new/different ones... maybe from different supplier in the hope of getting a different lot.
Really frustrating.
