Just thought of something.  Momentary switches provide (leave) no panel indication of the position of the remote turnout's path. 

Toggle or slide switches do. 

Atlas #56's do.

If you don't want to use the #56, then:

Put a momentary push button (spst) in series with the center terminal of a toggle or slide spdt.

Dear Brad,

Jim beat me to the punch. 

There are many types of toggle switches, be careful. 

An Atlas #56 is your best bet.

Dear Jim,

I think you meant SPDT (single pole, double throw) in the first line of your post.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Google "milwaukee road slim princess"



Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge: Iowa's Slim Princess ~ by John Tiggs

The Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade, and Western Railroad

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Dear Snoq. Pass RR,

Hmmm.  Never knew one existed.  Do you still have the package?  What is the 5 digit item number?   Can you post a picture?

My BH passenger cars are 6" as you say.  That makes them 11' 3" in G scale (1:22.5).  Narrow gauge equipment can easily be shorter than standard gauge equipment. 

Kevin would know the actual prototype and its height.

The Milwaukee Road Golden Classics Limited Edition passenger set (4-6-0 loco, tender, coach and observation) is non-cataloged Big Hauler set from the mid 1990's.  I saw the set once, and I recall it had a handsome livery.   

I don't have any catalogs from that era, so I don't know if the GCLE add-ons (such as your baggage) were in the catalogs.   

Loco Bill would know more.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik   

WP&Y#10 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-0 Jan-1916 Build #42768 Originally, East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R. #10, Patricia. Acquired by the White Pass in 1942. Severely damaged in the 1943 Whitehorse engine house fire and retired. Scrapped in 1945.

As far as the G scale models go, Loco Bill can tell you more. 

My notes from 2004 show the "Northern Express" passenger set cataloged between 1993 and 1997.  You would have to inspect the bottom of the engine to determine which chassis version you had. 

I don't know if that (passenger set engine) was technically a "Plus" version, which was cataloged as separate sale engine 1992 thru 1997.   

The "Annie" version separate sale engine WP&Y #10 was cataloged in 2000 thru 2004 in my notes from '04.  More than likely cataloged beyond 2004.  Again, Loco Bill can tell you more.  It had the latest and greatest chassis version 5.   

Hope this helps. 

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Is it black roadbed or gray roadbed?

Can you post a pic-a-ture of the crossing?

If not, lay it on a piece of paper, and mark the four points where the flat side of the roadbed tabs meet the (vertical face) end of the roadbed.

Remove the crossing from the paper, and with a ruler, draw a rectangle using those four points.  Measure the length and width of that rectangle (milli-meters preferrable, but inches will do) and report back.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik   

Also in the "defective crossing" troubleshooting area:

Try rotating the crossing 90 degrees.   Let me know if your symptoms change.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

Dear T.O.M.,

I suspect a defective crossing.  Any others you can swap in?

It is possible that both your locos have bad electrical pickups on one or more wheels.  (Ohm-meter needed to troubleshoot.)

I think auto stores have 12-24 V (14 to 28 V?) tester lights with pigtail leads on them.  They should help to troubleshoot your crossing track.   Let me know when you get one and I'll walk you through the proceedure.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik   

Dear vefanuri,

What happens when you disconnect the speaker?

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_switch

http://www.harmersteel.com/catalog/5/01/introduction_turnout_diagram.shtml

GG and SF,

You missed the "points".

The frog is the X shaped part of the turnout where the left and right rails cross each other.  If you look again at Jim's stub switch, it too has a frog. 

The moving "point rails" are narrowed at the tip and lay against the stock rails on a regular "split rail" turnout, which are better for high speed traffic. 

Stub switches work well in snowy and icy conditions, as there is no need to remove the ice and snow from between the point and stock rails to throw the switch.

Railroads actually heat certain (remotely operated?) switches to keep them snow and ice free in the winter. 

Hope this helps. 

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GE_U36B

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoList.aspx?mid=220

In the BBC writeup:

"Eighteen years later, and thanks to that shared vision and determination, Tornado has turned her wheels in anger for the first time."

(My added "bold" emphasis.)

Neat expression...  I've never heard it before in that context.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik 

Dear Manager,

Nice job.  Very enjoyable.   

The music and the vehicle in the background beg for the video to be scratched up black and white film, though.

I don't know what effects are available, but how about:

1) the first 3 seconds of each scene B&W, then fade back in the colors, or

2) each train one direction B&W, the other direction color, or

3) the first scene B&W, then fade back in the colors for the rest of the video.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik