I have a product idea for the Lionel Fastrack line. I would like to see a rerailer in a standard 10 inch section. it could be a stand alone piece that you could hide in a tunnel or something, or the 6-12036 Grade Crossing could be retooled to incorporate a rerailing feature. These rerailers are common in HO and N were derailing is common. I think there could be a place for it in O gauge as well.
Any other thoughts?
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I don't see a need for it. I see what your saying but in using fastrack for some years now and knowing others that use it I have never seen a a car derail because of the track or switch.
That is meant for placing the cars on the track.
Tim is looking for something like this:
, but for FasTrack. The features molded between the rails help recover the position for wheels that are slightly off while operating.
I'm thinking part of the reason we don't see this in O is because lots of times if wheels derail, it doesn't take long before something touches the center rail and trips the circuit breaker. For DC based layouts (HO and N), it takes quite a derailment before anything crosses from one side to the other to create a short.
-Dave
Thank you for the explanation, now I see what you all are talking about.
I tend to run at toy train speeds, so my derailments tend to either cause the circuit breaker to trip as you mentioned, or the engine and cars have more than a slight derailment of the wheels.
I see what your saying;You need it to help guide the wheels back on while it's in motion like with smaller scales. Maybe you could dremal a piece of track to make it work. I came accross a piece of grade crossing that my dog chewed part of the road but the track is still good. Your welcome to it if your interested. Shoot me an E-Mail.
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