Toy railroad able to change the toy traffic direction

A toy rail track capable of guiding the path of a toy vehicle moving thereon, said track comprising:

• a substantially unitary track body defining guide grooves for a respective toy vehicle in one side thereof and defining a plurality of fastening lugs and a plurality of passages at the other side thereof;
• a plurality of control plates, with each control plate being adapted to reach through its respective passage in said track body to selectively extend into the respective guide groove for controlling the path of a respective toy vehicle, each control plate having a flange which is dimensioned to close the guide groove in which it extends and each control plate having a stud for connecting the control plate to a respective rack plate;
• a plurality of fixed plates for supporting respective control plates, with each fixed plate defining at least one oblong hole for passage therethrough of the stud of the associated control plate, and also defining at least one small hole for connecting the fixed plate to said track body by means of a fastening lug thereof, said fixed plate being arranged between at least one control plate an a respective rack plate;
• a rack plate, said rack plate being arranged at a respective fixed plate, said rack plate defining rack teeth for engagement by a respective pinion, and said rack plate defining at least one matching mounting hole for receiving and adhering the stud of the associated control plate such that movement of the rack plate is imparted to the control plate;
• and
• a small motor with a pinion, said motor being adapted to rotate said pinion, and said pinion being adapted to operatively engage with the rack teeth of said rack plate for selectively opening and closing a guide groove in said track.