How do I control a turnout with a slide switch?

How do I control a turnout with a slide switch?

By Steven Otte, Associate Editor | November 20, 2022

You can use a single-pole double-throw slide switch to both control a turnout and change the frog polarity

A skewer is used to move a slide switch disguised as a switch stand to control a turnout

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