Lionel Passing Siding

Congratulations on your purchase of the lionel fastrack siding track add on track pack.

Lionel passing siding.

What began as a lionel no. This switch will control the power to the siding. Therefore lionel has designed a multitude of track pieces to meet almost any need. The polar express set i tested out worked pretty well as it only had stopped once going across the crossing.

To use lionel switches makes the center between the siding very wide don t forget this point about 027 track from lionel most large locomotives or long passenger or long freight cars can t make it thru the turn on 027 switches because of the solenoid in the switch base. Isolate the 2 ends of the siding with plastc insulating pins in the center rail. It is the first complete new track system lionel has introduced since 1957 and has rapidly gained popularity due to its ease of assembly good looks and large variety of available pieces. View these guides to help make your siding.

Siding track add this track pack to your existing lionel ready to run o gauge set to create a layout with an interior siding changes your 40 x 60 oval of fastrack to a 39 x 70 layout includes three 10 straight track sections one uncoupling track one earthen bumper and one quarter curve track section. By including a reversing loop and passing siding nothing gets shortchanged here. It works fine although the crossing can be a problem depending on what engine you have running across it. I use the old knife switches.

Then run a wire from the switch to your transformer. Run a wire from the center rail to a single pole on off switch. Lionel fastrack passing siding plans passing sidings allow multiple train operation and make great locations for trackside accessories while crossings add more action to your layout in the least amount of space. Most of lionel s starter sets which luckily i had have enough pieces included to combine with this box set to complete the figure 8.

This track pack is the perfect addition to your train set loop or you may purchase four straight and eight curved sections separately from an authorized lionel dealer. Add a few accessories for more fun. Siding track inventory 10 straight section 3 left hand manual switch 1 quarter curve 1. The key concept when working with fastrack is knowing the angles all of the curves and crossings except o48 curves work off of angles of 90 45 22 5 and 11 25 degrees.

Fastrack fastrack introduced earlier this decade has become lionel s primary track line and is now standard in all lionel train sets. A long straight sec tion and extra switches offer reversing options and multiple routes for your trains to travel.