Fastrack Wye Switches

[mfjord02]

I added a passing siding to my Fastrack layout using 2x 072 wye switches. When I got the track and put it together, things didn't line up like RailModeller said they would. The measured dimensions of the wye switches (about 10 5/8" w/o extensions) don't match what's in the RailModeller Fastrack library. The Lionel website for the older command wye switches (6-16832 and 6-12047) have dimensions of "Length: 12"/22 1/2-Degree Wye w/ removable 1 3/8" extensions" while the library has a length of 8.69". This is an unfortunate discovery as I've been using a lot of 072 (regular and wye) switches in my plans. Is this a known issue with plans to fix?

It also seems the more recent command wye switch (6-81954) isn't in the library.

[RailModeller Support]

Thanks for the heads-up, the FasTrack wye does indeed look too short in the track library.
It will be fixed for the next update - sorry for the inconvenience!

All the best,
Jan

[mfjord02]

Hey Jan, thanks for your reply! Do you have any idea when the next update will be released?

[RailModeller Support]

Hey Jan, thanks for your reply! Do you have any idea when the next update will be released?

The upcoming version 6.3 just went into the public beta phase and - all going well - should be available in the Mac App Store in a couple of days!

All the best,
Jan