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PECO Streamline HOn3 CODE 70
Turnout, Medium Radius, Right Hand
Three feet was the gauge chosen by American railroad engineers faced with the task of bringing full sized trains into mountainous terrain. This turnout features our new versatile Unifrog design which can be operated, powered and switched like an Electrofrog or left unpowered if preferred.
Technical Specification:
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PECO Turnout – Medium Radius, Right Hand (Manufacturer part number SL‑U1551) is a railway track component produced by PECO. It is supplied as a ready‑to‑install turnout designed for use with PECO Code 70 track.
The turnout incorporates PECO’s Unifrog design, which can be operated and powered like an Electrofrog or left unpowered according to the model railway’s requirements. It is intended for gauges of three feet, a size historically chosen by American railroad engineers for navigating mountainous terrain, and is suitable for right‑hand rail routes.
Technical data: length 163 mm; frog angle 11.42 degrees; radius 762 mm. The package includes SL‑110 nickel‑silver conducting rail joiners for PECO Code 75 track, SL‑111 insulated rail joiners for the same code, and SL‑14 chemically blackened mild‑steel track fixing pins for discreetly securing the trackwork.