In Stock and Ready to Ship!FASTRACK Elevated Trestle Set, including (10) trestles. Create realistic raised-grade sections, for use with FasTrack track sections. These Trestles are all 5 1/2 inches high.The Trainz SKU for this item is P11392545.Manufacturer: LionelModel Number: 12038Scale/Era: O ModernModel Type: Track/Switches/Etc.Years Manufactured: 2005-The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (M.S.R.P) for this item is $39.99.

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Here is a Lionel 12037 Fastrack Graduated Trestle Set. Features incremental height grading and is for use with FasTrack track sections. Includes 22 graduated trestles. It reaches a Maximum height of 5 1/2 inches – enough for another train to pass underneath.

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As model railroaders began demanding ever-greater realism, Lionel responded in 2004 with its FasTrack system featuring an integrated roadbed, scale-sized ties, and a less-obvious center rail. Veteran hobby author Bob Schleicher follows up his The Lionel FasTrack Book with a closer, more detailed look at Lionel’s revolutionary O-gauge system. This guide gives enthusiasts a deeper sense of how to take advantage of the FasTrack’s ease of use and unprecedented realism in large-s (more…)

Review

The Villager February 2007 “I found this book to be quite enlightening regarding how to utilize the FasTrack product.”

When Lionel introduced its new FasTrack system in 2004, model train enthusiasts quickly warmed to the increased realism—right down to the integrated roadbed and darkened center rail—and the greater ease of use.  In this book, the author of The Big Book of Lionel presents the first complete guide to the FasTrack system.  (more…)

With this pack you get two 5 inch insulated half sections of track and one regular 10 inch straight section. Use the insualted sections to trip accessories like crossing gates and highway signals. Run a wires from the insulated rail and the center rail of the activator track to activate your accessories when the train passes over. The straight track is included to add the same length of track to the other side of an oval for example.

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