Toggle Switch for siding

I use 10A lighted toggles.

Martin Dougherty posted:

I have a MTH Z4000 powering Atlas track and would like to create three siding to park engines not in use.  I picked up a 6 amp 125 V toggle switch, but am not sure it can be used to cut power to the individual sidings.  I also am researching the method of inserting the MTH power track terminals in the toggle switch.

Would any suggestions.

Not clear what you mean by MTH power track terminals.  Aren't you powering Atlas track?  Also, what's the exact model/part number of your toggle switch?

 I would use 3 toggles , one for each siding. Leave  all the outside rails   connected together but  the center rails on each siding must  be insulated from the other sidings and the rest of the layout.

 Run a wire from the Z-4000 to each toggle and from the toggles to the center rail on each siding.  

You could use one toggle to turn on/off all 3 siding at once but  it's not very practical. There will be times when you don't want a certain track to power up.

Thank you.  I should have noted that the "terminals" are MTH terminal joiners attached separately to each of the three tracks and receiving individual power from a Buss wire.

 I am trying to figure out if the Hillman Double isolation 6A, 125V toggle switch that I picked up at Lowe's is appropriate for attaching to the terminal joiner wires to cut the power for the track in question.  also, I am not sure at this point how to wire the toggle switch to the MTH terminal joiner wires.

If my math is right, a 6 amp toggle switch will handle a little less than 110 watts and should handle nearly all engines you would store on the track.  An issue may be if you are storing a train with multiple passenger cars with older incandescent lighting and 2 or more powered engines with sound and smoke.  That could draw more than 6 amps.

I use 10 amp SPST toggle switches for most of my engine storage tracks.  I run the hot/red wire from the transformer to the SPST switch, and then to the track. I've never used a double pole isolation switch (no need for most household requirements).  Since the common does not need to be turned off, can you just connect the hot wire to this switch and not the common?  Better yet, return these switches and get a 10 amp SPST switch.