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Everything you need to know about turnouts! We compare and explain the biggest model railroad turnout brands. We start with the basics, how the elements are powered, the various types of turnouts available, and we compare different aspects of the 4 most popular brands being Walthers, Micro Engineering, Atlas and Peco.

One video full of information and tips.
0:00 – Turnout geometry
1:11 – Walthers
3:54 – PECO
5:12 – Electrofrog reconfiguration
7:23 – INTERMEZZO: Model vs Prototype
8:59 – Atlas
9:47 – Industry turnout & curved turnout
11:52 – Available turnouts Atlas, Peco, ME, Walthers
12:47 – Comparison overview
13:27 – Recommendation