thanks so much for your response, you are right about extremely difficult to remove the rail joiner, and spot on, while trying to take out the metal rail joiner i ripped the rail from the turnout as well! 

Anyway lesson learnt, this seems so complicated for such a simple task, I do not even want to run two trains at one time, just one train at a time while the other is waiting in the siding, anyway thanks for your help will probably just run one train around and physically remove the other loco that is in the siding as I am not good with my hands in a practical sense.

thanks but what is an in line switch can you show me some url's i can go do some homework on.

why does this site say

"This switch is power routing, which means a locomotive will only operate on the track set by the switch blades. " when it totally is not true?

http://www.hobbylinc.com/bachmann-remote-switch-rh-n:s-e-z-n-scale-nickel-silver-model-train-track-44862

hi all

I am trying to run two train on a DC layout however I want to keep one train in the siding while i run the other around the loop, i noticed by using the EZ track turnout 44862 even though the points are set to the mainline the train in the siding also moves, do i have to isolate the loop line with a isolate plastic joiner on the point (blade) heading into the siding? As with this electrofrogs even though the path is set to the main line the loco on the siding is also operating.

can i use something like this for N gauge to isolate the siding?

http://www.amazon.com/Bachmann-Trains-Snap-Fit-Terminal-Insulated/dp/B000BKT5MS