Slowhands posted:Jim, the outside loop is FastTrack, mostly from the LionChie John Deere set. The majority of the track is Lionel tubular track, with the black ties. The switches are all 022 that I actually had fun rebuilding; all but 2 were inexpensive train show purchases (two were part of the original set that wife got from her friend, Bill's widow.)
They are not realistic, and I'm sure that the new modern track and switches are great, but I still love post war 022 switches.
For me, Post war O22 switches, when in good operating order, work great, are easy to maintain and repair, which for me is a very rare once they are in good operating order, and capture the spirit and charm of postwar Lionel trains.
Congratulations on getting yours at a good price and resurrecting them, which is so satisfying.
It is also cool that one man's junk is another man's treasure.
