Creating Crossovers with Atlas #6 Custom-Line Turnouts

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imho - DON’T USE Atlas Custom Line!

With all due respect - I have some very fine Atlas rolling stock and engines - Atlas ‘Custom Line’ turnouts simply fall apart after moderate usage on our club. Nearly everyone has ditched them for that reason. The points simply become separated from the throw bar and fall out, with no abuse of any kind.

We went to Peco - problems solved.

jrc

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I have been using Atlas customline for years and have all kinds of variations . Every time they change the mark number;II, III, IV; something is changed. The newest ones have problems with the points; they fall apart for no reason. They correct one problem and make a new one. I like the mark III the best. I have several #6 crossovers made with different Mark series and the Mark 4 is different; the spacing doesn’t always come out to 2" centers.

Wayne