Converting 3 rail engines to 2 rail

Thanks to all that have posted about the availability of O scale Track offered by Tru-Scale, many moons ago.

The picture I posted was the Later?? product offered by them in HO Scale.  Although from what I have been able to tell, they also continued to offer their wood based track and switch system.  At some point in the mid-1960's they were bought out by Aurora Plastics Corp. and most of their HO building kits were then "boxed" accordingly.

The dimensions of the switch are the same as a "standard" Atlas HO Switch.  9" Length Straight with diverging 1/3 18" radius spur.  Kinda the standard size for HO sectional Track.  BTW would be equivalent to 3R O72 Switch with a 18" straight section. (just doubled).

I still intend to do a more in depth post on the Tru-Scale Switches in the near future.

@harmonyards I sent again.  If you don't get this one, if you would be so kind to start one from your end.  My email is in my profile.  Thanks!

@mwb posted:

Tru-Scale stuff is something that shows up at meets like Chicago; one year there will be a whole table piled with the stuff and then you won't see it for several years.

I was at a local train show about a year ago and was looking at a box that had a Lionel shorty truss bridge in a bag marked $5.00. As I handed the seller the cash and started to leave, he said that the fiver was for the whole box. It was loaded with several hundred dollars (ebay pricing) worth of TruScale HO track and switches. The stuff is still out there.

One comment, the O scale stuff with ties and "tie plates" was milled out for code172 rail; at least all that I have handled.

@roll_the_dice posted:

@harmonyards I sent again.  If you don't get this one, if you would be so kind to start one from your end.  My email is in my profile.  Thanks!

I gotcha, and replied,…

Pat

@PRRMP54 posted:

...One comment, the O scale stuff with ties and "tie plates" was milled out for code172 rail; at least all that I have handled.

True.

At one time I had a bunch of Tru Scale roadbed, including some turnouts. Had just enough code 172 to enable me to cobble together some sections, but that stuff was hard to find, even "as far back" as the mid '90s...

Mark in Oregon