Best case scenario for sure Rusty...but to deliver BOTH manual and cc switches in 27" radius before getting the cc 20" ones out there seems very odd. And to beat you to the punch; Lionel = "very odd" sometimes I know.
While fixed footprint roadbed track is not as adaptable as flex AM track, I'm still attracted to it for a future layout and use now because my wife would kill me if I tacked down flex track to my antique dining room table.
Lionel had the lead on MTH/SHS because of the choice of two switch turnout Radius choices. My understanding is SHS only had one and MTH only has one catalogued radius. MTH has more curve radi to select from but if there are not switches to go with them....
I am hopping MTH will expand the S Trax selection in the next catalog.
Ben