Manual Switch

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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ROAR

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Manual switch #2:

FPE_x_NS by Edmund, on Flickr

Model manual switch: )scaled for 1:1 human fingers)

IMG_7682 by Edmund, on Flickr

Cheers! Ed

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“Jeez. This thing weighs a ton. Maybe we better get the big hook over here to throw the switch. I tole 'em to put in power switches, but does management listen to labor? Anything to save a buck…”

Ed

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You had better have your steel toed shoes on when that weight flops over, too!

The poor 1:160 yardmen have an even greater challenge! Oh my aching back[sigh]

Cheers! Ed

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I found that the N scale Caboose Hobby’s ground throw switch stand works well with my HO Peco turnouts - plenty of throw length for the job. Note that the N scale stand model itself seems to be only 20-25% smaller than it’s HO counterpart, but it still looks a lot better than using the HO model (this idea was not mine actually, I read it in a few places over the years).