How wet/damp are your guys basements getting? I have a house built in 1956. The basement has tile over the concrete floor but no drywall (you can see the brick). It's about about 4 feet below ground (9 foot ceilings as the basement extends above ground level, common in Chicago). It has forced air heat/air conditioning. Basement is about 65°-75° all year with 50%-60% humidity (like the rest of the house). I have no rust issues. Track/wheels on the trains never rust. Heck I left some bare sheet metal from a project down in the basement for a month and it never even got surface rust. I figure as long as basement conditions are close to the rest of the house a dehumidifier is a waste of money. 50%-60% humidity shouldn't make your trains rust. Plus at that level static electricity is limited, which is a plus around electronics.
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