neutrality. They are not subject to having a toggle lever not in
alignment with the points of the turnout.
“We use these switches:
“Many installations are 12 years old. The switches are very reli-
able with normal usage. There is a tactile click to them when
being pushed that helps the operator know by feel when contact
has been made and switch has been flipped. I have only replaced
3 in the past 12 years,” Chris said. “These were damaged from
the back of the switch when a module leg broke them, not from
normal usage.”
Toggles tend to break from usage. Some less-acclimated opera-
tors will try to throw the toggle the wrong way, side to side
versus up and down, instantly disabling the toggle switch.
With these push buttons, the layout becomes very intuitive for
3: The LK&O Railroad uses a latching relay and momen-
tary pushbuttons to control Tortoise machines.
