Features that have made Ross Custom Switches famous include all wooden ties that are interconnected by two wooden stringers with our TIE LOCK system, all rails spiked and bonded at each tie, The moveable points are individually ground to match the contour of the outside rails perfectly.The throw bar is made from heavy duty, super slippery engineering grade Delrin, the points pivot on brass hinge pins inserted in brass bushings. All switches match perfectly to Ross and or GarGraves track and can be easily mated to tinplate type track via mating pins