Lionel 042 O gauge Switchers where are they?

These switches are for O27, not O gauge specific.  Legacy Station has the O gauge switches listed - Lionel 6-12080 and 6-12081.  These are remotely operated, and are for O Gauge, not O27.  Pricey, about $80+ each.

You are absolutely correct, Bob. Too early of a post. if Smith or Ro doesn't have them, they are scarce.

 

Found a them at TandK. left $65. But, do they actually have them? call first.

 

Full retail at brasseur.

The most common 042 switches for 0 gauge track are the ones from K-Line. They came in two varieties, early and late, and with manual or remote operation. The early ones have a large, boxy housing for the switch motor. The later ones are more streamlined looking. The actuator housing looks like a Z-stuff motor but it's actually molded into the base. These switches are frequently available on eBay or on the OGR Buy/Sell board at prices around $30-50 apiece. Lionel also made these switches under their own name when they were making K-Line products. They were priced high and I haven't seen many. Those are the switches in Moonman's link to T and K. 

 

Ross makes some nice tubular switches, but I don't know if they come in 042. 

 

Here's a photo with a K-Line 042 remote switch (new style) in the foreground.

 

Unless things have dried up significantly over the last few months, I have found plenty of 42" switches on the auction site who shall not be named. Not usually cheap, but you sometimes you gotta pay to play.

@ RRaddict2    I'm almost positive I have (4)  2 LH and 2 RH  042 switches at home ( currently @ work still) packed away in a box.  They'd be used condition but I'd be happy to give them to someone who could use them I don't use Lionel tubular track any more.

 

Email me at matthew(AT)ogaugetrains.net

Yes I would gladlyt buy them from you.
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