@Hudson J1e posted:How about the myth that O scale 2R is very hard to keep on track? Your trackwork must be meticulous for 2R to run good. I have heard that one a few times. I am sure there are more myths and any myths will continue to be told as truth unless the person being told does their own research.
Sorry, but your statement that 2R trackwork doesn't have to be considerably better for reliable running is totally bunk as far as I'm concerned. Quite frankly, 2-rail operation DOES require better trackwork than you can get away with with 3-rail.
I have seen quite a lot of 2-rail stuff for repair and upgrade over the years, and I even have a loop on my layout with Gargraves track with isolated rails to test it on. I had one spot that had less than a 1/16" dip, that was enough to cause derailments with a number of 2-rail locomotives. I truthfully never noticed it until the 2-rail locomotives found it for me, none of the 3-rail stuff ever had any issues there.
BTW, this is my own research.
