O-27 double sided switch - whhat do I have

It's an obscure brand of track from the 1950s.  If memory serves,  the ties are rather high to accommodate the double side switches,  and the track system has carpet operation in mind.

Mitch 

There are no ties....

It appears that it sits directly on the rail of the flip side....

Looks like it would mate up pretty close with traditional O Gauge track. 

Those turnouts are made by Sakai, a Japanese company. There was an article some years ago in one of the train magazines about these rather clever Sakai turnouts.

The company also made other train products. Here's an article written by Dave Farquhar about the product line:

https://dfarq.homeip.net/sakai-trains-japanese-marx/

brianel_k-lineguy posted:

Those turnouts are made by Sakai, a Japanese company. There was an article some years ago in one of the train magazines about these rather clever Sakai turnouts.

The company also made other train products. Here's an article written by Dave Farquhar about the product line:

https://dfarq.homeip.net/sakai-trains-japanese-marx/

I thought so.  I recall reading about these switches, made in Japan, some time ago.  I find incredible, the amount of products produced over the years, that we never heard of.   

Parfait Products Flex-I-Track Reversible Switch Track is my bet. Made to go with their cool but very noisy track.

Steve

Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:

Parfait Products Flex-I-Track Reversible Switch Track is my bet. Made to go with their cool but very noisy track.

 

That's the stuff!  Note the high ties on the flex track.   

Mitch