My reply to the common question of why not just convert to 2-rail is why convert to 2-rail when you could run stud rail, which looks just like 2-rail but has all the advantages of 3-rail, such as:
-I can run my 1939 Lionel 700E, unmodified
-I can buy/run Lionel, MTH, and K-Line locomotives without difficult/expensive conversions
-It is easier to make a 3-rail locomotive look scale than to convert it to 2-rail (the oversized flanges and pickup rollers/skis do not bother me since you do not really see the flanges or pickups when the trains are on the track)
-The cost of MTH/Lionel/K-Line locomotives is so much less than the 2-rail alternatives, if they were even made in 2-rail, and if you can find them, sometimes the difference is $300 for the 3-rail plastic/die cast version vs. $2,000 for a similar appearing (often, in my opinion) brass 2-rail version
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