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       Seeking help with O Scale Crossing
       By: JD36 Date: February 5, 2025, 11:56 pm
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       Hey there!  First timer here and I have a new O Scale FasTrack
       train set.
       I recently purchased the Lionel FasTrack Crossing gates,
       6-12062.  It comes with two 5" insulated track pieces that go on
       either side of the crossing.  The issue that bugs me is that the
       loco is almost all the way across the intersection by the time
       the gates lower.
       I want to set this up so the train will trip the crossing about
       three (10") pieces of track on the approach/before reaching the
       crossing.  Does Lionel sell these 5" or preferably 10" insulated
       track pieces separately?
       If not, does anyone have a workaround trick?
       I took a 10" straight track piece and removed the metal jumper
       plate under the track bed and then used my Dremel to create a
       splice in the outside rail trying to replicate the 5" insulated
       piece, but it didn't work.  I had watched a YouTube video on how
       a guy did this but I cant find it.
       Thanks in advance!
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