Reply to "Train layout - next step after Figure 8 for children's train around tree?"

christmastrainsOGR Forum Member

steam rules posted:
For me, simplest quick excitement upgrade SWITCHES! they really add to the complexity of running trains, which adds to the interest. One or two straight tracks for a siding where extra rolling stock can be stored waiting for pick-up, or a curve or two for a passing siding. Two switches will connect the two loops of a figure eight which changes the train's direction of travel without increasing the size of the current layout.

Thanks, great idea. I was actually looking into these last night. But aren't switches like $50-80 *each*? Just seems crazy expensive - here I though the FasTrack was pricey enough as it is!

We also have a few extra track pieces right now I think with the Figure 8 layout, so maybe I could even just buy 1 manual switch (so my 5 year old doesn't break the remote, etc.) and then just a bumper piece for the end? Where would I insert the switch in my current Figure 8 layout? Sorry I'm a newb.

12/6/1510:26 AM

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