@Hp289 posted: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!
This topic is more appropriate in the track and layout planning forum so it was moved from 3-rail scale since this is not a 3-rail scale conversation.
