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The track sections are placed in their approximate positions, along with the switches and 15-volt transformer. S-gauge track has two rails. The more realistic appearance is one of the things that S-guage enthusiasts prefer over the 3-rail system of the slightly larger O-gauge trains.
This model train set has been in my family since 1951 when my father began setting it up annually at Christmas time. I have been carrying on that tradition for my children and now for my grandchildren. These are the steps it takes to assemble every year.
This model train set has been in my family since 1951 when my father began setting it up annually at Christmas time. I have been carrying on that tradition for my children and now for my grandchildren. These are the steps it takes to assemble every year.
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It is all analog. You can barely see it in this photo, but in the last of this set, you can see the switch control better on the far side of the transformer. They are simple throw switches: forward for the outside oval, back for the inside. Red and green lights correspond to the red and green indicators on the track switches.
I can be obsessive about certain things, but the exact mix of the accessories on my train layout is not one of them. Maybe things would be different if I were a serious modeler. But not for something that is on display for only about eight weeks out of the year. It looks pretty good. It makes me happy. That's what counts. As you said: my layout, my rules.
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