I did not go into all the particulars in my last post. I bought a Bachmann #46214 (Crossing with Flashing Lights and Bell). I have Bachmann EZ Track which is Nickel Silver with built in roadbed. I do not see of any way to make this crossing work. It just will not fit, the built in roadbed is too wide. If anyone has a solution please let me know.
Thanks David Godwin
Would I be correct in guessing you bought this item used? I seem to remember something like that in the days before E-Z Track. My suggestion is to add a piece of regular track before your crossing and another one after it. These could be shorter than a full 9" section. Use some roadbed under the regular track to bring it up to the height of E-Z track. This could be cork roadbed or 1/4" plywood or something similar. Use some thin cardboard or styrene sheet to shim the track up to the the exact height. With some grey or black paint and a bit of imagination, you should be able to make the roadbed indistinguishable from the roadbed attached to your E-Z Track.
You will likely have to build your road or highway up to match as well. That is okay - there are lots of roads that rise at crossing to get over the raised railroad roadbed.
Jim