Ah, I get it now, thanks, and I reread your earlier post and it makes sense, too. It's rather late, so what I did to quickly test your solution was to prop the track sections above the Y up off the floor a little bit. Doing so created a small gap between the sections. I turned on the track power, flipped the remote switch, and sure enough, it worked like a charm! Tomorrow I'll get the files out and fix it permanently.
Probably a red herring, but with no power to the track, if I use my finger to pretend I'm a train approaching the switch from the wrong direction and nudge it, the track that normally worked, switches easily. The other one doesn't budge. But with your solution, that detail doesn't really matter, it's just odd. I agree with you about the less than ideal quality of this track.
Thanks for the great troubleshooting help, LDBennett. I really appreciate it! Have a nice evening.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
