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Reply to "Lionel Hudson "Yellow Belly" 6-18043 slows at spots on layout"

I didn't realize that you were using Fastrack or I would have mentioned this earlier.

Fastrack is notorious for developing high resistance track joints. Fastrack switches have their center rail connectors open up so that there is no center rail connectivity from one end of the switch to the other. There is a cure for that, but it involves removing the bottom of the switch and soldering the connections on the "T-bone" center rail connector.

When TTOS had Fastrack on the layout at the mall, we jumpered every track joint with wire and solder. We had to do that to prevent low voltage places and conventional/non cruise trains slowing down.

Last edited by RoyBoy

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