O Gauge Tubular Track at Grahams Trains

They have a website?

 

Art

 

http://www.grahamstrains.com/store/home.php

Thanks, Art

Hi Bob • Thanks for the tip, I use K-Line Shadow Rail on my layout. Purchased it all from a K-Line Super Store at Trains XPress Indianapolis, IN.

I have no idea why some folks are worrying about the availability of tubular track. There is a ton of it out there spread across many dealers.

 

We are using Lionel tubular track on our new Christmas layout and one call was all that was necessary.

The O-72 straights I bought are like hens teeth.  Finding them is a truly rare experience. I have no trouble finding regular O gauge tubular though.  

Note how many styles were "sold out" and there are not any traditional tubular switches listed...

There are some things not available at Grahams for sure.  But, I think Brian's point is that, there are alternatives, and the track and switches are available.  You just need to search for it.  I bought the O72 straights because they are really rare.  

WBB is now making tubular track. 

Pardon my ignorance, but why is straight track called O72?

The sections are 14 3/8" long and have 6 evenly spaced ties.

Thanks for the reply.  So what is 72-inch radius curved track called?

Hi Passenger Train Collectors • (The Team) - There is a lot of tubular track around, most of it is rusted junk.  My layout is K-Line Shadow Rail Tubular, with pins, very hard to find. I am a Toy Train Layout and we are always looking for quality track. Every train show in the country, some guy will have a box under his table. 87.75% is junk. One of our sponsors in the banner, 5th row. Has sold over 10,000 pieces and he is out of stock. See this note below from his web page. http://tinman3rail.com/ As as temporarily suspend sales of reconditioned track & transformers. 

     Lionel send the tubular track machines to China and there were working when the left the plant in Chesterfield, MI. No word on what happen to these machines.

    Hope this helps to explain what is going on with tubular track. We look for 40 inch straights, all the curved sizes, switches and all the cross overs. I am looking for the hardest K-Line Tubular Track, Shadow Rails with pins. Hope this helped.

Gary

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O-144(radius) (O-72=72"dia)...an O 72"d curve. (I try to only use the zero, & dash for 0-27 height track. I use the letter O for full height Lionel track. I think I'm alone.)

I didn't really know about the ties either

 

edit: opps 72"d

O-144.

I have boxes of it,

when I take my board to shows, the dealers I know give it to me because they cant sell it.

they will get track when they buy collections and cant sell the track so they give it to me.

I know of a Detroit LHS that kept a box of old 0-27 with a FREE! sign above it for those who wanted some.

Rainy Day Hobbies.

 

Popi:  If you're not planning to use it, contact the Tinman (forum sponsor).  He is currently out of stock for his refurbishing company and would probably want what you have.  You could probably cut a deal with him.  Bob X.

Back in 2006 Iwas just starting back into the hobby and the owner of a now closed hobby shop told me Lionel was not going to make anymore tin plate track in order to slick me into buying the expensive fast track he had lots of. It was the beggining of several lies he would tell me to try to get me to buy new stuff from him. I imagine that the current BS story about tin plate track being discontinued pretty much came about from another hobby shop owner trying to slick another customer. Ignore it, there is plenty of it out there.

Rob

The real issue is that nobody in the retail business can restock their depleted tubular supply with new product.  Out here on the 3 rail fringe the 2 major LHS have all but run completely out of 031 track and each barely have enough 027 in stock to complete 4 circles. 

 

With no foreseeable supply coming from Lionel and given their track record ( pun intended )for delivering, it appears a major shortage in the near future could happen.  The concerns of a shortage today is only the beginning.

 

Bruce

It is going to be a run on the banks so to speak, they will buy even if they don't need.

 

Art

If nothing else, I think we'll see the profit-seekers buying up tubular to, in their minds, sell later at a profit once "supply runs out".  Train-show hucksters will be pitching "they don't make this stuff anymore!!", and others will buy "just in case they need it in the future".  It's amazing what rumors can do.

Not sure who made it. Most likely K-Line but someone marketed 0-72 straights. I think they are 28" long. 

In theory its production could come to an end as a result long term projected sales favoring dropping it. VW killed off much of the early Beetles aftermarket sources to move the corporate identity further from it, faster. (people won't want to buy, what they don't see, or cant find or fix easy)

 But its absence now, would likely only open the door for someone new to fill the spot.

Maybe things are being shifted to accommodate Williams taking over the "responsibility" if they are now offering tube-track.

I have about two cases of 027 straight track in like new condition.  More than willing to sell it at a fair price.

 

laming at cebridge dot net

Laming, try contacting Tinman by mail if nobody here grabs it. He has people asking, and you have nice product.

Not to mention if production does cease, I think he will be a very much needed source, till a die shop decides they could pull it off on the side.(how much room do you have Tinman?)

 

 

The Train Crossing out here is Southern California has plenty of new O and 027 tubular track.  He got a lot in before Christmas and still has stock of just about every type you would want.

Just for clarification, for myslelf and likely others here, there is a big difference between having standard O/O-27 straights and curves in stock to having the full gamut of traditional switches, RCS, crossovers, various diameters etc... Every LHS I've been to usually has some tubular, but not one could supply everything for me to build 6x9 layout using completely new Lionel tubular track.