Turnout control,Manual or Electric pros or con

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I think I'm going to use Caboose Hobbies ground throws. They are out of scale even if you use n-scale versions in HO, but I like the way they work and I'm into prototypical switching operations, with an industrial switching layout, so I think the ground throws will replicate the prototype activity better than a button.

Russ, I did use them while laying track for testing. The problem was the erratic electric connection of the point rails with the stock rails and the hinges at my Atlas code 83 turnouts. I did solder short stranded wire to bypass the hinges. That makes electric frogs necessary without further modifications.