I am about to dive into to making a large 3 rail O scale layout in my basement. I plan on using Atlas track. With that said, I would like for the track to be as realistic and quiet as possible. Now, I understand that real railroads weld rail to make the tracks smooth and safe, so could I do that in O scale? What I am proposing is that I solder the rail joints together to replicate welded rail and to keep the cars from clacking across the joints. Is this possible/reasonable? Has anyone else done this that can speak for it? Also, I should add that I am a very extinguished solderer and I would have no problems using a soldering iron for an extended period of time.
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