Arnold D. Cribari posted:Lew, I think your post is interesting and has merit. But isn't the defective track for real trains typically on sidings and rarely used trackage where trains would go slow?
In my experience in observing real trains and track, which is quite limited, high speed frequently used main lines have track that looks perfect.
Do you folks agree?
While I would tend to agree with what you said, looking at some photos of track work throughout the country on the internet sometimes says otherwise. Take for instance train derailments that are sometimes because of missed defects in track work.
On my own track there is one area where my wife keeps stepping on with my floor layout. I have Fastrack and while it withstands a certain amount of stepping on it ok, over time it has made a small section of the track slightly "wavy". For the most part this defect in the track does not seem to make a noticeable change in train operation though .
