Realtrax is great. My father and I have built two separate layouts with it. I prefer the solid rail track instead of the hollow rail. The track fits VERY tight. The connections allow for good continuity. It’s easy to solder to. The turnouts work fantastically. I prefer to use separate power (not track power) of 14 volts. If you overpower the turnouts they can pop off an internal spring. It’s fixable after you remove the turnout and take the bottom cover off. The roadbed is narrower than Fastrack. That can be a positive aspect. Flat top rail improves traction when climbing a grade. It won’t rust. If you are trying to fit the largest radius curve possible on a 4’ wide sheet of plywood, 0-42 fits perfectly. Black center rails are nice. The cross ties are closer to prototypical than Fastrack. Some of the O SCALE purists may look down their nose at plastic roadbed, but it’s convenient. The roadbed can be stained and the sides of the rails can be painted to look rusty in order to give it a more realistic look. It’s less expensive than Fastrack. It looks better than Fastrack. It fits together tighter than Fastrack. It makes better electrical contact than Fastrack. Enough said.
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