O gauge "re-railer" track sections?

Dang Derrell, that type of thing looks great.

What's it called?  Who made it?  Where can I get one?

Making one out of wood as a rail crossing  would probably be easier for me than plastic.  I would use a really hard wood like walnut or white oak, readily available in 3/4 inch plank, and then run it through a planer to shave it down to 1/4 inch thickness.  Then I would trace out the pattern, using one of the Fast Track sections as a guide, and cut the fine angles with an oscillating tool and crescent blade.

I wouldn't try to glue it into the track. I would just set it on the track, and screw it straight down into the plywood base.

Thanks

Mannyrock

Found this 0 scale two rail flange alignment version at a large gauge train show at the York fair grounds maybe 10 years ago.  Very similar to one they make for G "scale".

One can set a couple dozen regular freight cars on the track in a minute or two.

It is great for two truck cars but a tad too steep for four truck flat cars.   OK for moderate length steam engines but not for GG-1,  PRR T-1, Centipede or other out sized rigid wheelbase item.  The first axle and last axle tend to suspend the mid wheels and fail alignment. 

And you even wrote "Rerailer" on the bottom of it!

Once you have used one of these things, you can't imagine ever going without one again. They are that handy.

Mannyrock

Some non train person must have written that.  Those words were there when I picked it up.  I'm sure someone might think it was a door stop wedge.

Just something I came across on the bay, the link was in my post :-)

Thanks Darrell.  I didn't understand that the word  This, in blue, underlined, meant that it was a link.  :-)

I'm going to buy one, and I will let you guys know how it works out.

They come in black and gray.  I'm getting black.

The ones I see on ebay are listed for 027 profile track, curious to see if they would also work for the taller O profile track.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I've never seen or heard of one.  The closest thing I know of is the Fastrack Railer. 

I've always wondered who the target audience for this piece is.

It's very useful when you take a couple of boxes of trains to run on a club layout or a friend's layout.

check out this new item re-railer from Lionel:

"Lionel Trains | Lionel 12039 Fastrack Railer- (Also compatible with 0 & 027 track)" https://www.trainworld.com/man...le-with-0-027-track/

There are several files that you can down load for these on thingyverse for free if you have a 3d printer.

@Mannyrock posted:

Ooops.  It the dang this is metal, following my plan would short out the track.

But, no reason one couldn't be made of wood. Or better yet, use the existing Fast Track sections as molds, and pour Accra-Glass into it to make the pieces out of plastic.  Accra-Glass cures in 24 hours, and is incredibly strong. Used to repair gun stocks and glass bed actions.

Mannyrock

If you want to make one on 3 rail you could by using 2 rail track, take out the rails from the ties and like a guardrail on a rr bridge, bend the end rail in then spike the rail to the Ties with h.o. spikes.

Repeat on the outside of the track but bend the end rails out and away from the track forming a "y' to push the derailed wheels back onto the rails.

@Z-man posted:

check out this new item re-railer from Lionel:

"Lionel Trains | Lionel 12039 Fastrack Railer- (Also compatible with 0 & 027 track)" https://www.trainworld.com/man...le-with-0-027-track/

While the thread brought up references to that above, the real thing the OP is looking for is an O gauge version of what RRDOC had in this post.

-Dave