Re: Double Slip Switch (aka. Puzzle Switch)
Author: ex-BN
Date: 12-29-2011 - 21:40
KRK Wrote:
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> Hey Marty-- Enjoyed your info on "Puzzle
> Switches" .. On my grandfather's 1/2-inch scale
> "Live Steam" layout in his basement in Oakland,
> CA-- he had a three-track mainline along one
> 45-foot side of the room and a couple of very
> detailed, handmade "puzzle switches" between
> them.
> This fancy, detailed trackwork impressed a lot of
> visitors including a young "Russ Simpson" who then
> and there started up his famed "Simpson Products"
> model railroad business.
>
> Happy New Year...
Sounds like some wonderful track. Would love to see photos of his trackwork should you have any and are willing to share. Also, do you know the size or "code" of the rail he used? Was it steel? Any details would be appreciated.
--trackfan