One of my switches was causing derailing intermittently. Finally, I discovered one of the switching blades was cracked and the control rod would no longer throw it. See the pics below. To add insult to injury, it was a switch I recently converted from manual to command/control as described in another string by GunrunnerJohn. The conversion was a breeze and is in no way connected to this issue. It appears to me the only way to 'fix' this issue is to replace the blade, unless someone has a better solution. If replacing the blade is even doable, any suggestions where I might find the part?
Thanks,