Reply to "Another FasTrack post..."

I have spent a lot of time custom-cutting and fiddling around with Fastrack, and I would offer that the Fastrack rails are quite strong when removed from the plastic base. The plastic actually fills the rail (not continuously) and provides additional strength. I suppose you could devise an elaborate molding head type scheme to cut individual ties that would fit into the bottom of the Fastrack rails, but I am not sure how strong such tiny wooden detail would be.

I agree, my main concern would be fastening the rails. Standard Lionel-style rail has the flange at the bottom but Fastrack has only the tabs, which seem to be too short to use except through a thin plastic section.