Mark, admittedly,there is a nostalgic charm to the loud sound of hollow tubular track on metal ties but as time rolls on my tastes have scaled out. I prefer weathered shades to colors and distinctive background whispers to dominating room filling sounds.
With this Ross - GG effort, I really wanted to add eye level three rail to my two rail pike but when I did a test run the clickety-clack was disappointingly overpowering. The standard rail ends are like a loud boisterous neighbor with my childhood non sound trains being the biggest villain. Once completing the aforementioned tune up and adding PS-2 to everything it is now a welcome addition.
The work only sounds more tedious then it really is.