I know, a question as old as model railroading. But I'd be interested in
comments, as I am starting work on an into the other room and back layout
after a long absence from the hobby.
HO scale and nickel silver rail. How often do you clean your track, and how effective are track cleaning cars as opposed to manually cleaning the rails? How many get away with almost never cleaning NS rail?
I'm a "watch the trains run" kind of guy, so I am looking for the least track maintenance possible.
A side note: How lucky a guy am I?; the layout will be double track around three walls of our large bedroom running through the headboard of the bed, with one return loop in a large closet, and the other in a closet on the opposite wall with the tip of the loop poking out of a tunnel in a corner of the bathroom. When I first considered the idea and mentioned it to my wife she was enthusiastic (she likes taking pictures and video of real trains with me on RV trips.) I asked her, "Why do you like watching trains enough to tolerate one running through your bedroom?"
She answered, "Who wouldn't like watching trains run anytime they want?"
What a woman! Thank you, Meghan.
HO scale and nickel silver rail. How often do you clean your track, and how effective are track cleaning cars as opposed to manually cleaning the rails? How many get away with almost never cleaning NS rail?
I'm a "watch the trains run" kind of guy, so I am looking for the least track maintenance possible.
A side note: How lucky a guy am I?; the layout will be double track around three walls of our large bedroom running through the headboard of the bed, with one return loop in a large closet, and the other in a closet on the opposite wall with the tip of the loop poking out of a tunnel in a corner of the bathroom. When I first considered the idea and mentioned it to my wife she was enthusiastic (she likes taking pictures and video of real trains with me on RV trips.) I asked her, "Why do you like watching trains enough to tolerate one running through your bedroom?"
She answered, "Who wouldn't like watching trains run anytime they want?"
What a woman! Thank you, Meghan.