ex-BN Wrote:
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> 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

The rail was all brass, SP 110-lb common standard, approx code .332 (I believe) .. It was rolled especially for Vic Shattock by Rollin G. Lobaugh of O-scale fame, in San Francisco.
If you would like to see LOTS of photos, join my yahoogroups site. It is free and I'm the moderator. Click on photos, then 'basement railroad', then "double-headed highball", and there are your double-slip switches.
Here is the site: [groups.yahoo.com]

Cheers.
KRK