scaletrax switches

I looked up a scaletrax picture on MTH website.  It appears from the picture there is a red, green and black wire on switch motor which I will assume is reverse (curve), normal (straight) and common respectively.  On your switch box the brown and black supply power to move the switch motor.  Cannot tell from picture if controller has LED light position indicator.

If your SPDT switch has six terminals then you have a DPDT switch with terminal arranged as two parallel columns of three terminals each (assuming up/down orientation).

My way to wire this would be:

Black wire from switch motor connected to transformer common.

If indeed you have a DPDT switch pick either the left or right column of three terminals and ignore other column.  If SPDT switch then disregard previous sentence.

Use any wire color but red or green (to avoid confusing with switch motor wires) connected to switch center terminal.  Connect other wire end to transformer hot power terminal.

Connect red wire from motor to either top or bottom terminal in the column.

Connect green wire from motor to remining vacant terminal in the column.

Apply power and when switch is toggled, motor should snap turnout one way or other.  Repeat for other direction.  Of course it goes without saying to not keep switch handle held on (Think Smoke gets in your eyes song)  .   You could get fancy by using a capacitor discharge circuit which would limit the power duration preventing motor burnouts.

Hope this helps.

Thanks rrman. At least I have a better idea now. I am looking at using the SPDT Momentary Toggle and at this point I am not sure if there are six terminals or less. Now I have a better idea ofwhat I can try.  Thanks Dan