The Mogollon Railroad

[nachoman]

so now the frog is powered using a SPDT switch mounted under the layout and controlled by a rod from the throwbar.

One would think, that by now I would have learned the true meaning of "KISS".....The Keep It Simple part is easy, the being Stupid is the part I can't seem to figure out!
That is just, just,.......beautifully simple!

I am not sure where I got the idea from, but I am sure I saw it on somebody's website or posting online. And it is remarkably simple, and so far works well. All you need is to find a place to mount the switch, and some way to transmit the motion of the throwbar to the switch. I used stiff steel music wire protruding from the bottom of the throwbar through a 1/4" hole in the subroadbed.