Again, just my option, but I would stay away from original Flyer track (sorry Ray) and go with Fox Valley flex and turnouts. MTH/SHS flex is interchangeable with the FV trackage. There are also a couple of brands of S gauge track in pre-formed roadbed, though the MTH/SHS line is getting harder to find.
Tom, No need to be sorry, I am not insulted, I do like the appearance of the tinplate track with the roadbed. I admit my larger locomotives would look better on larger radius curves than on the Flyer track, I can live with that.
If not for the Legacy/TMCC I would not be this deep in trains. I have a good bit of the Flyonel but, my Gilbert still outnumbers it.
To reinforce what you have said about the Gilbert Flyer, at our last S Fest a couple of Gilbert locomotives and a number of cars were donated to our club, they looked like they had been stored in a garage under a car. Some intensive cleaning and some attention to the workings they are now part of our club layout. The younger engine is 60 some yrs old and the senior is seventy plus yrs old, both run fine.
Ray
