Atlas N Scale Code 80 #6 Custom-Line Left Turnout – ATL2752

Atlas N Scale Code 80 #6 Custom-Line Left Turnout – ATL2752 is a #6 left-hand turnout designed for creating smooth diverging routes on N scale model railroad layouts. Featuring Code 80 nickel silver rail, black ties, full-length ties and a double-ended throwbar, this Atlas Custom-Line turnout is an excellent choice for mainlines, passing sidings, yard approaches, industrial tracks and other locations where reliable route selection is required.

The #6 turnout geometry provides a more gradual diverging route than tighter turnout designs, making ATL2752 especially useful where smoother trackwork is desired. Atlas Custom-Line switches are designed for operation with an Atlas Under-Table Switch Machine or compatible ground throw, allowing the turnout-control mechanism to be installed without a conventional surface-mounted switch machine alongside the track.

#6 Left-Hand Turnout

ATL2752 is a #6 left-hand turnout. When approached from the single-track end, trains can continue along the straight route or take the diverging route toward the left.

The #6 geometry creates a broader, more gradual diverging route than tighter turnout designs, making this style particularly useful for:

• Mainline turnouts
• Passing sidings
• Yard entrances and approaches
• Industrial leads
• Interchange tracks
• Station tracks
• Branch-line connections
• Longer locomotives and rolling stock

What Does #6 Turnout Mean?

A numbered turnout such as a #6 is defined by the geometry of its frog and diverging route rather than by a simple sectional-track curve radius. This is different from radius-based Snap-Switch geometry.

The #6 configuration provides a relatively gradual divergence, making it a popular choice where modelers want smoother-looking trackwork and more generous routing through a turnout.

Atlas Custom-Line Design

Atlas Custom-Line switches are designed differently from N scale switches that use shortened ties to accommodate a surface-mounted switch machine. ATL2752 features full-length railroad ties for a cleaner and more prototypical track appearance.

This makes the Custom-Line series particularly attractive for permanent layouts where the turnout mechanism will be installed below the layout or a ground throw will be used alongside the track.

Double-Ended Throwbar

ATL2752 features a double-ended throwbar, allowing the turnout operating mechanism to be connected from either side of the switch.

This provides additional installation flexibility when positioning an under-table switch machine or ground throw and can be especially useful when surrounding scenery, benchwork or adjacent tracks make one side of the turnout easier to access than the other.

Under-Table Switch Machine or Ground Throw Operation

Atlas specifically designs its Custom N Line switches for use with the Atlas Under-Table Switch Machine or a compatible ground throw.

An under-table switch machine keeps the operating mechanism beneath the layout surface, while a ground throw provides direct manual control of the turnout at track level.

Great for Mainlines & Passing Sidings

The more gradual geometry of a #6 turnout makes ATL2752 particularly useful where trains need to transition smoothly from one route to another. On larger N scale layouts, #6 turnouts are commonly suited to mainline routing, passing sidings and approaches to yards or terminal areas.

They can also be used throughout industrial and switching areas where sufficient space is available for the broader turnout geometry.

Turnout vs. Snap-Switch Geometry

ATL2752 is a numbered #6 Custom-Line turnout. It should not be confused with an Atlas Snap-Switch whose diverging route is designed around a specified sectional-track curve radius.

When planning a layout, use the actual #6 turnout geometry rather than assuming the diverging route directly substitutes for a particular radius of sectional curved track.

Atlas N Scale Code 80 Track

ATL2752 is part of the Atlas N Scale Code 80 track system. Atlas Code 80 track features nickel silver rail with black railroad ties and includes straight track, curved track, turnouts, crossings, flex track and additional specialty components.

Code 80 refers to rail measuring approximately .080" high, providing a durable and versatile track system for N scale model railroad construction.

Atlas N Scale Code 80 #6 Custom-Line Left Turnout Features

• N Scale 1:160
• Code 80 rail
• #6 turnout geometry
• Left-hand turnout
• Atlas Custom-Line design
• Nickel silver rail
• Black railroad ties
• Full-length ties
• Double-ended throwbar
• Allows turnout-control installation from either side
• Designed for an Atlas Under-Table Switch Machine or compatible ground throw
• Gradual diverging geometry compared with tighter turnout designs
• Useful for mainlines, passing sidings, yard approaches and industrial tracks
• Atlas manufacturer item number 2752
• Fusion Scale Hobbies SKU ATL2752

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