I've not seen this track before now.............

[herronpeter]

...............being "solid brass stainless steel"...............??!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-SECTIONS- ... SwlStawsy~

Anybody have any info on it?

Peter

[sarge]

Might want to ask the three-rail forum.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

...........and I'd like to not see again.

[E7]

Looks like a genuine imitation to me! Brass Stainless?????

[rex desilets]

Might want to ask the three-rail forum.

Awwwww
The description omits any reference to stainless...
Nice-looking 3-R track, though

[E7]

Might want to ask the three-rail forum.

Awwwww
The description omits any reference to stainless...
Nice-looking 3-R track, though

Better look again!

[herronpeter]

Rex, It's right in the title of the ad. It's not in the body. I was curious about brass stainless steel. I guess it prevents the brass from tarnishing, maybe? Maybe not. My sense of humor is not for everyone!

Peter

[E7]

Rex, It's right in the title of the ad. It's not in the body. Peter

Peter, I like your sense of humor! If you scroll down toward the bottom there is a LARGE graphic with a cartoonish steam engine and the SAME message as in the TITLE of the auction. There is a scroll bar, and it says Description and repeats the message for a 3rd time!

[E7]

Another note: Brass (copper and zinc) and Stainless steel (steel with chromium and molybdenum) are both alloys. I couldn't find any mention of a stainless alloy that included brass, but I'm NOT a metallurgist by any stretch of the imagination. I think the brass/stainless is a creation of the seller.

[up148]

Peter, you house is penalized 5 points for posting a 3 rail question/item on a 2 rail site.

BH

[J. S. Bach]

It looks a lot like the Atlas 'fiber ties with the rail stapled to the ties' track that they made for HO and may have made for O. I have seen (and may have had some) of the track in the photo but two-rail code 172 or so and brass.

[herronpeter]

I thought for the comic effect I could be given a little lee-way with the dreaded 3 rail subject here on the infinitely more pleasing 2 rail forum!!

Peter

[up148]

You did exactly that Peter, at least for the majority of us.

BH

[bob turner]

Our friends on OGR are once again lamenting the inside third rail, and dreaming of ways to hide it, all the while insisting that one reason they like 3-rail track is they are attracted to its "traditional" appearance.

A couple of posters suggested selling and buying 2-rail, others have made the common mistake of thinking that Hi Rail cannot be done in O scale without a center rail, so switch to American Flyer S Scale.

Some may remember that guy who invested a lot of time and effort into stud rail, with pretty much favorable results - then came to the fairly obvious conclusion that it was simply easier and cheaper to convert to 2-rail.

Bottom line - the OP's buddies convinced him that producing a line of track with a less obtrusive center rail and better looking ties would be a not very good way to spend his hobby time.

History repeats itself?

[bob turner]

Our buddy Jonathan just bought a doorstop! He is apparently a giant help to the GGD folks and has long been a 3-railer. Now he has come to the dark side. I would welcome him if I could - I used to have his e-mail.

He will be challenged - it is a Walthers Polydrive!