Pre-War engins on post-war switches

I ended up putting mine (252, 265, 262, and 50's Marx) on a separate loop, and then I found a good deal on prewar Lionel switches. I ran a little postwar on them without issue, but nothing more so I do not know how modern stuff runs with them

I've run my prewar 154 and 252 and have not had any problems...

Just to be sure drop an Email to Ross to confirm it....

I would be interested to know if anyone has experience running prewar American Flyer with the gears on the back of the wheel on contemporary switches. Will they hang up on say, FasTrack, or other popular brands?

I wasn't as clear as I should have been.  I'm interested in anyone who has experience running the pre-war Lionel engines through post-war Lionel O-gauge switches (not O-27).  Also interested in people who have operated pre-war Lionel through the Ross Custom switches.

Thanks,

Gene

Take a look on YouTube for this possible solution.

Shown are Marx engines running on Ross switches..

Marx also has the large teeth on the rear mains...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...UOY&feature=plcp

Gene, I have run prewar (from the teens thru the thirties) Lionel engines on the postwar 022 switches. The "hop" that you mention is there. It is caused by the large gear on the back of the wheel - whether cast in place or pressed on - striking the guard rails on the switch.

This same "hop" is encountered when these engines cross a UCS remote control track - the one with the big red button.

For what it is worth, I have read that the Lionel 1122 switch does not cause this problem due to the lack of guard rails. Perhaps someone can confirm this?

I run my prewar through postwar O22 switches with no problem. previously my layout had modern 31" and 72" Lionel switches but the prewar equipment would bounce through them at best. 

I've heard heard some people have good results with the KI-Line supersnap switches. 

Tim

Tim, would you mind listing some of the engine numbers you have had sucess with on the O22's?  Thanks.

My prewar 752 & 636 travel through my new Ross Tinplate 072 switches with ease. Just bought 2 more at Trainfest. Same footprint and tubular rails as Lionel but made in USA and trains travel much smoother through them. Everything seems to bounce on modern Lionel 072, don't know how the earlier Lionel 072s were.  I still need to test a Flying Yankee on the Ross, we always had problems with the pick-up coming out over Lionel 022 & 072s    

1122 switches do indeed invoke the "hop" over the guard rails.  The 1121 switches, like Marx O-27 switches, do not have guard rails.