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@BillYo414 posted:

@Paul Duesing and @Ron H do you guys have to cut down the wheel flanges/change to two rail wheels on all your locomotives and rolling stock?

I don't have any rolling stock with really large flanges, so no, I haven't. I'm still miffed I couldn't satisfactorily modify turnouts. Some day I'll build some 1/48 turnouts.

I turn 74 in a few days and I notice toy work and the couch fight a lot for my attention. I want to autocross my Z06 one more time and do some more RC flying and RC car racing. Again someday !!!

@mikey posted:

I did not glue the road bed down,I pinned it until I screwed the track down and no Problems on Curves,3 main Lines 096 and sidings 072.

Mikey

Thanks for the info Mikey.  So based on some other discussions I have decided to lay down foam over my plywood so I can contour negatively (ie down) between lines as well a ditches, etc. that is more like real life where it goes up in some places and down in others.  That said, I am concerned about “screwing down” my track (especially through the road bed).  Can you tell me what you used for screws and whether it was into plywood, foam or other media.  Thanks.

Ross and Gargraves go together very well appearance wise.  Mixing Ross and Atlas, while workable, doesn't look as "seamless.  The ties are different size and different spacing.  While the Atlas ties are more prototypically sized, the mix doesn't look nearly as nice as sticking with Ross or Gargraves track if you're going to use Ross switches.

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Ross, Gargraves, Atlas Track Comparison

I picked up a box of track at an estate this week.  It is mostly Lionel tubular 3 rail O27 (which was what I was after) but had a little tubular O as well.  However, in addition there were 3 other types of rail.  Some two rail O gauge of two different types (“banked” and “unbanked” I guess… which I know nothing about); 32 pieces of Lionel super “o” track (mostly curved);  and based on this picture (thanks Gunrunnerjohn) what appears to be both gargraves and ross.  Both long straights and short straights.  I have NO use for any of these 3 types of track and need to recoup some of the cost on the shipping of the lot.  So, if anyone is interested in Super O, two rail O or the above pictured ross/gargraves track, please email me for details.  I have never posted anything for sale so if this is either not allowed OR if there is a more proper format to do so, please let me know.  I am not trying to break any rules, just provide a mutually beneficial opportunity.

@Chills posted:

I picked up a box of track at an estate this week.  It is mostly Lionel tubular 3 rail O27 (which was what I was after) but had a little tubular O as well.  However, in addition there were 3 other types of rail.  Some two rail O gauge of two different types (“banked” and “unbanked” I guess… which I know nothing about); 32 pieces of Lionel super “o” track (mostly curved);  and based on this picture (thanks Gunrunnerjohn) what appears to be both gargraves and ross.  Both long straights and short straights.  I have NO use for any of these 3 types of track and need to recoup some of the cost on the shipping of the lot.  So, if anyone is interested in Super O, two rail O or the above pictured ross/gargraves track, please email me for details.  I have never posted anything for sale so if this is either not allowed OR if there is a more proper format to do so, please let me know.  I am not trying to break any rules, just provide a mutually beneficial opportunity.

Apologies… didn’t even think to add, there is also a roll of “flex-i-track” in the original box if that is interesting to anyone.

@CCrider posted:

I am about to build my layout,and i have only mth tracks,whith that said,i think the atlas tracks look the best for modeling the nyc subway,but i know also there are others that might work better...so which tracks do YOU prefer and why?. mth,lionel,atlas.etc..thank you,cheers

Sno

If you look at the track at the club you will see the difference   We had Gargraves and Ross sectional with Ross switches on the whole layout   When we made the subway extension we used Atlas because we wanted a different look from the freight section to the subway.  Big Mistake  The Atlas track and switches are junk   Most of the subway sections are covered and hard to get at   The switches had dead spots all over the place because of their jumper wire being too small a gauge and melting  The track connectors spread after time and also cause dead spots  The track itself is more susceptible to dirt and has to be cleaned alot more than Ross   We have since replaced all the Atlas switches with Ross and had to solder the track ends on the track we can reach   I would go with all Ross as its the best track and the best switch and its made right in Connecticut.  The difference between Ross and Gargraves is also noticable   If you look at Johns picture you will see that the Ross track ahs spikes on the rail and Gargraves does not  The gargraves track has an extension on the bottom of the rail to mushroom into the tie  Its harder to cut and the ties can slide all over the place if you are going to bend it.    Ross has just about any size curve you need   It also has a tie spacing connector on the bottom of the ties that keeps the ties uniform  Overall it looks better and works the best

@bluelinec4 posted:

Sno

If you look at the track at the club you will see the difference   We had Gargraves and Ross sectional with Ross switches on the whole layout   When we made the subway extension we used Atlas because we wanted a different look from the freight section to the subway.  Big Mistake  The Atlas track and switches are junk   Most of the subway sections are covered and hard to get at   The switches had dead spots all over the place because of their jumper wire being too small a gauge and melting  The track connectors spread after time and also cause dead spots  The track itself is more susceptible to dirt and has to be cleaned alot more than Ross   We have since replaced all the Atlas switches with Ross and had to solder the track ends on the track we can reach   I would go with all Ross as its the best track and the best switch and its made right in Connecticut.  The difference between Ross and Gargraves is also noticable   If you look at Johns picture you will see that the Ross track ahs spikes on the rail and Gargraves does not  The gargraves track has an extension on the bottom of the rail to mushroom into the tie  Its harder to cut and the ties can slide all over the place if you are going to bend it.    Ross has just about any size curve you need   It also has a tie spacing connector on the bottom of the ties that keeps the ties uniform  Overall it looks better and works the best

thanx ben....cheers

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