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2 rail track power lost at larger switches

 So I made the mistake of bragging before how well my 2 rail engines ran around my layout. Originally I had all Atlas #5 switches and things went well. Nothing had ballast and I ran good for a few years.

 Now I have larger Atlas #7.5 switches and all track is ballasted. I'm noticing varying problems of mainly steam engines stalling or bucking. I can see the headlights flickering when they run over my main line crossovers with the larger Atlas switches. My steam engines don't run well at all over these areas. So I guess it's time to power up the frogs

(I'd rather go all diesel but the family would complain).

 I figure I should buy the tortoise switch machines that were widely used in HO scale? Before I purchase them, I have the Atlas switch machines right now.

Does everyone here use the tortoise?

or

Is there something to add to what I have now?

Last edited by Engineer-Joe
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