I don’t know what Gargraves is offering at present, but I have a pile of the older tubular flex track, the type that has the edges of the rail imbedded in the ties. Very simple: stay away from it, don’t use it, avoid at all costs. Also I have some to sell along with a couple of the old turnouts.
My understanding is the Lionel FasTrack is very noisy, so you should place some sort of sound deadening between it and your tabletop. That said, the nickel-silver rail is way better than original Flyer track and there is a wide verity of track lengths available. I don’t know what the radius or number of their turnouts is, but that could be a limit on what you can run. Fox Valley turnouts use the same code of rail is mating them together is not much of a problem. Also mixing in code 137 flex track is an option.
The SHS/MTH S-Trax and flex track is the best, but no longer manufactured and is getting hard to find. Also limited by the tight radius of their turnouts.
Original Flyer works, but I would only use it if you like the looks, other a newer system would be better.
my 2¢
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
