@Tinplate Art posted:Going against the grain, I do NOT clean my standard gauge track and have had NO problems even when I ran my P-2 Blue Comet with DCS. Currently running tradional BAL locos with no issues.
Smaller the scale, the cleaner you need to be really.... plus, look at that weight statement I made
I didn't clean my carpet layout O for decades. But on a bench layout, it is more needed. It just picks up more crap for some reason unkown
(clean the wheel/axle wipers / plungers regularly too. And gently at that)