Just a heads up that my first one came broken. I don't fault the company, it might have gotten broken in shipping. I am just recommending that you check immediately to make sure it works properlyIt is easy to break off the switch flag on it, a drawback. The price seems a bit high but it's Lionel so I expect it to be expensive. It attached easily enough to other tracks and trains go over it smoothly enough.This switch was brand new and worked like a champ!Works fineWe bought a few switches to make our basic loop more fun. The switch comes with a quarter turn piece of track. You can change the side that the switch post is on from the left to the right. This is helpful since the post can get in the way on some layouts. It is well built and trains make it smoothly across the switch without derailing. They are a bit expensive, but it makes your train set more fun. Be careful when ordering because there is a left hand and right hand switcThe red switch post that you turn to open and close the switch can break. If this happens, you can buy a replacement post. To remove the old post, pull straight up on it. Then push the new post into the place. I agree that Lionel needs to make these stronger. The replacement part number is 6102017094 RED SIGNAL LEVER / FASTRACK MANUAL SWITCH. It costs less than $4 and you can buy it at a hobby shop or Lionel sells replacement parts at lionel dot com.One last recommendation which has nothing to do with the switch - to make your set more fun consider adding some 1:43 scale cars, fire engines, buses, trucks, etc. Just search Amazon for 1:43 diecast. This scale is about the same as O-gauge and you can find some fun items at a reasonable pricePRODUCTO DE CALIDAD, Y BUEN TIEMPO DE GESTIÓN PARA TENER EL PRODUCTO EN CASA.We bought a few switches to make our basic loop more fun. The switch comes with a quarter turn piece of track. You can change the side that the switch post is on from the left to the right. This is helpful since the post can get in the way on some layouts. It is well built and trains make it smoothly across the switch without derailing. They are a bit expensive, but it makes your train set more fun. Be careful when ordering because there is a left hand and right hand switch.2012 Update - the red switch post that you turn to open and close the switch can break. If this happens, you can buy a replacement post. To remove the old post, pull straight up on it. Then push the new post into the place. I agree that Lionel needs to make these stronger. The replacement part number is 6102017094 RED SIGNAL LEVER / FASTRACK MANUAL SWITCH. It costs less than $4 and you can buy it at a hobby shop or Lionel sells replacement parts at lionel dot com.One last recommendation which has nothing to do with the switch - to make your set more fun consider adding some 1:43 scale cars, fire engines, buses, trucks, etc. Just search Amazon for 1:43 diecast. This scale is about the same as O-gauge and you can find some fun items at a reasonable pricePerfect for my need. Can be an unattended switch with minor modification. I used 2 one left and one right for loop the loop configuration around and behind our Christmas tree. Modified the switch by removing the spring that holds the track left or right within the switch. Zero derailing, I even tried moving the switch to the middle to make sure my 6 y/o could not derail the train and the locomotive moves the track into position every time. With the spring in the train would derail about every third time by.I have several of these. Great addition to a model railroad layout. Gives more possibilities for track routing, side industries, etc. Only constraint is you have to be able to reach it by hand to switch the track because it is manual and not remote/automated. This should not be a problem for small to mid-size layouts however. Highly recommended.I have several of these. Great addition to a model railroad layout. Gives more possibilities for track routing, side industries, etc. Only constraint is you have to be able to reach it by hand to switch the track because it is manual and not remote/automated. This should not be a problem for small to mid-size layouts however. Highly recommended.Lionel is a quality product and this one is no exception.Producto útil que aumenta la diversión al conducir un Lionel O.Excelente calidad pero confuso de instalar