Ross Custom Switches

Just wire in your controllers in parallel with the AIU. You could even place a controller near the location of the switch(great when you have walkaround throttles) or at a central panel, or both, giving you three ways to throw the switch.

Until you get your secondary control panels, I put up these track diagrams on the wall with switch numbers. Now just push the address number on remote instead of scrolling. I will do as rob said. I like the DCS switch routing feature

I was really hoping when they came out with the wifi that I could have the track diagram on the iPad

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Why not use both?  I like using tablets and small localized panels.

I install the DZ 1000 switch motor controllers on my Ross switches around the layout as well as wiring the switches with SC-2s on my Legacy controlled layout. I mainly use the push buttons though - more convenient:

I prefer walking with the trains and hand throwing the points.  If I can reach the points as easily with hand, button or toggle I use the 0-5-0.  I have enough unfinished work to attend to without creating more to do.  Hard to reach turnouts get the electric controls.

On my last build I did have a very busy through yard.  A Dallee diode matrix made it very slick to align  up to 10 pair of points with a single push button.  One push button for each track irrespective of how many turnouts were involved with any one arrival/departure.

I use Tortoise switch machines for my Ross switches. They mount from below the layout so there are no switch machines visible. The best part is they can be wired using bicolor LED's so that on your control panel they show up as a series of green or red lights depending on how the switch is positioned. So easy to follow when you are bringing trains out of sidings and on to the mainline. I have been using this system for 32 years and it works great.

Some nice ideas. I tend to keep whatever buttons/switches you choose away from where little and big fingers can get at them. Sometimes they are just to irresistible for some of the visitors' fingers. I learned that the hard way.

Ed

I would to thanks everyone for the ideas on setting my switches up, for now I'm going to use a diagram of my layout and number the switches, until I can come up with something else.  Again Thanks

I have a Lionel Legacy 990 system, Ross switches w/DZ2500 machines. Is there an App available for iPhone or iPad for creating a switch panel for the layout?

Thanks!