How do you connect Atlas O track to Lionel Fastrack

Atlas has a tubular track to Atlas track joiner, so if you use a Fastrack transition piece, you can connect that piece to the Atlas track.

Thanks GRJ, I appreciate the info.

@marshelangelo posted:

Hello forum members,

I must have asked this question before but right now the answer to the question somehow evades me; How to you connect Atlas O track to Lionel Fastrack. I appreciate everyone’s help, THANKS. - MARSHELANGELO

We have this guide to show how to connect Atlas O track to nearly any other kind of O scale track.

http://download.atlasrr.com/pdf/ConnectingOTrack.pdf

Thank you, I saved that to my track plan folder.

@Paul Graf posted:

We have this guide to show how to connect Atlas O track to nearly any other kind of O scale track.

http://download.atlasrr.com/pdf/ConnectingOTrack.pdf

Except it doesn't mention Fastrack!

@marshelangelo I installed an Atlas turntable a couple weeks ago using the Atlas transition joiners (like the picture shows) with Lionel transition track 6-12040. As you can see in the picture, the vertical metal tab between the Atlas joiner and the pin is a bit too long. The Lionel transition piece gets raised up a bit. It’s works okay for the slow moving locomotives to and from the turntable but I’d be a bit reluctant to install them on a main line.

Gene

@Genemed posted:

@marshelangelo I installed an Atlas turntable a couple weeks ago using the Atlas transition joiners (like the picture shows) with Lionel transition track 6-12040. As you can see in the picture, the vertical metal tab between the Atlas joiner and the pin is a bit too long. The Lionel transition piece gets raised up a bit. It’s works okay for the slow moving locomotives to and from the turntable but I’d be a bit reluctant to install them on a main line.

Gene

I had this same problem in the past and the issue was the wrong Atlas Rail joiners.

Specifically, you need Atlas part number 6095

Notice the resulting pin height is LOWER than the top of the Atlas rail- which compensates for the thicker metal of the hollow tubular rail you are connecting.

I think but cannot confirm, somehow, some 6096 stamped sections of the rail joiners- which are taller, got some O sized track pins stamped into them. Again, one could say, no, you made the mistake and got 6096s, but the pin is supposed to be different sized. 6096 is for gargraves track transitions to Atlas.

@Vernon Barry posted:

I'm in the middle of both revamping a club layout and my own personal layout using Atlas track. That said, there are some Fastrack and some regular tubular track features that must remain tubular so I need to adapt from Atlas rail to tubular. In some of the track that was donated was older Atlas tubular rail transition joiners and they correctly match the top of the rail of the tubular to the Atlas solid rail. So I ordered 4 packages of the #6095 transition joiners for this project and upon trying to use the new joiners noticed a massive height error in the transition. So much so, I cannot see how they ever could work. I'm just wondering if somehow I missed a detail or these are completely incorrect?

This picture below is a new rail joiner from the package that places the tubular well above the rail height of the Atlas rail. This creates a dropoff cliff or bump from tubular to Atlas.

This shows an older used adapter pin that came with some of the donated track. This is below the rail head such that the resulting tuber is exactly level and there is no bump.

Again, just trying to figure out, has anyone seen this? I just feel like this could never work and I have 4 packages of them.

@Vernon Barry posted:

I had this same problem in the past and the issue was the wrong Atlas Rail joiners.

Specifically, you need Atlas part number 6095

Notice the resulting pin height is LOWER than the top of the Atlas rail- which compensates for the thicker metal of the hollow tubular rail you are connecting.

I think but cannot confirm, somehow, some 6096 stamped sections of the rail joiners- which are taller, got some O sized track pins stamped into them. Again, one could say, no, you made the mistake and got 6096s, but the pin is supposed to be different sized. 6096 is for gargraves track transitions to Atlas.

I just checked my Trainworld invoice and did get the 6095.

This is obviously a mistake by Atlas. I could easily change them, but how could I know that another order of 6095’s would be correct?

Gene

@Ted S posted:

No offense to our many excellent Forum sponsors.  But because of what you said ("how could I know"), I would bypass the retail channels and try to contact folks at Atlas directly.

Thanks, that would be the best option in knowing what I’ll be getting.

@Genemed posted:

I just checked my Trainworld invoice and did get the 6095.

Atlas 6095 O Transition Joiners 6/Blister Scale O

Atlas-6095

$6.99

Ordered5 Shipped5

This is obviously a mistake by Atlas. I could easily change them, but how could I know that another order of 6095’s would be correct?

Gene

I'd certainly order from a different supplier!

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I'd certainly order from a different supplier!

Thanks John, I don’t mind the minor discrepancy between the two. Like I asked you a few days ago, as long as it doesn’t prematurely wear the traction tires with me going very slow, I’m good with not having to deal with replacing them.

Gene