A Friend at the MCA sold his childhood trains to me. This included a Lionel #252 lighted Operating Crossing Gate. I had never seen one before, so waned to use it. It took some thinking, but I finally found a place to install it. Then I had to move a couple side panel switches around, but was able to add another button switch for guests to control the gate.
I had forgotten how much fun it is to add an accessory. You have to crawl under the layout to feed the wires, and connect them to the correct terminal block, which entails stretching yourself to the limit in awkward positions. I have forgotten how far down the floor is now. Then you have to crawl back out, and drill a couple holes through the side of the layout, connect the wires to the switch, and fasten it to the layout. Now you can drill holes for the wire to get to the accessory. Then its another trip back under to feed the wire to the accessory back through the plywood. And finally, up top again to connect the wires to the crossing gate. Put a label on the switch, and its all done. Piece of cake.
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