I'm a newbie building my first layout for a cache of post war Lionels I recently inherited. I also find myself drawn to all the new O scale extra big big boys and large trains. I think they would be exciting to run right from an iPad with the Lionel LCS system I am reading about. Of course, I will also be running the older 60 or so cars and 12 or so engines I inherited from dad. The new layout will be 072 minimum curves, possibly some 080, to accommodate the large trains and will be 15x16 in my upstairs game room. There is a good group of guys helping me design and lay it out in the other section, and they have been great. This question seemed more appropriate here, and I wanted to be respectful of the forums guidelines so I'm posting it here. I am definitely going with Ross switches for all the reasons you already know, but reliability being #1. BUT, if his switches are so good, why do I not read about all these magnificent layouts being built with Ross TRACK? Outside of Atlas solid rail, most of what I read is Ross switch/GARGRAVES track. Why mix Ross/GG instead of just Ross/Ross if his stuff is such high quality??? It appears to be close in $ for the track. Thank you for the comments from those of you with first hand knowledge!
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