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Ed, I did the same thing with a very early 3 way switch. Had to go with 2 relays to get everything to pass through. Worked with every engine I owned till I bought a Lionel 0-8-0. Just would have a slight arc. . Not even enough to blow a fuse. Every isolated rail either had center or outside rail power depending on the route. The rails are close together and this engine just would contact something. Luckily with most new engines they have multiple pickup rollers and I was able to disconnect two feeders and all was good for about 10 years.

I purchased a Legacy Consolidation that stalled in the same spot in either direction. Saw no way to fix it as far as the track. The wheels couldn’t find an outside rail in one spot. Traction tires and blind drivers don’t provide much of a connection.  No trailing truck on this Loco. and no electrical connection to the tender. I ended up just using a jumper wire to connect the engines chassis to the trucks of the tender. Problem solved as it now will run through it at a crawl.

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