I am getting close to laying track on my layout, and I was wondering about uncoupling tracks. I have 11 stub sidings -- 4 in a yard, and the rest to serve a station or industry. I am using Ross and Gargraves track, and my intentions are to install electric uncoupling buttons robbed from Atlas uncoupling sections on a straight section of track on each stub. Then I begin to read about folks who have switched to Kadees, which look better, are more prototypical, and have the delay function-- and have installed the 809 Kadee magnets with the backing plate underneath the track-- which looks like something that would be much easier done during the track laying process. Next I read about folks going the Kadee route- and have had some problems with the ferrous wheel and axle sets on the cars centering up on the Kadee magnets, and interfering with the operation of the Kadees. Also if you stop a train or allow the slack to reverse while over the magnets-- they uncouple unexpectedly.
My understanding is that for HO -- where the wheel sets may be mostly plastic or some non-ferrous material-- Kadees are better than sliced bread-- but how well do they work in O-gauge?
If appearance was not a factor -- do the standard O-gauge couplers function-- coupling and uncoupling-- as well as the Kadees?
Very confusing! 
Jeffrey
