track cleaning cars

[grumpygramps68]

i have a boxcar with a cleaning stone thats dirty how do i clean the stone also i have just started building an n-scale layout about 6 months ago and im getting a jerky movement when running trains and ehen they cross my kato double cross over my engines act like they wont to stall or stop

by the way thinks for any help

[Chuck]

I would suggest not using the stone as it leaves microscopic scratches in the rails which accumulate dirt. I use denatured alcohol and a rag when it needs a good scrubbing. Otherwise about once a month or so I run two Bachmann track cleaning cars (the ones with a cleaning pad) -- the lead car has the reservoir filled with denatured alcohol, the following car is dry to scrub the rails dry. Works like a charm, especially in the hard to reach places. If you do a search on this forum for track cleaning, I believe there is a lot of information/posts on this subject. Have a good one!

Chuck

[Charlie B]

I use a drop of ATF on each rail about once a month and I only have to clean the areas that I have been working that have got some glue or overspray on them. Before I tried this trick I was having to clean the track weekly. It doesn't appear to hurt traction at all.
Charlie