12-17-2013, 03:56 PM
Seeing I recently bought a used Atlas engine I found the plating was worn off so I replaced the wheels before I faced the same issue as you.
As long as the track isn't covered in gooky goo you can run trains for months without cleaning track..I clean track as needed.
Plastic wheels isn't a real villain like the " experts" preached in MR and RMC(a infomercial for their advertisers at best) but,every day dust,human skin flakes,insect droppings,pet and human dandruff dust,electrical residue etc accounts for 99% of the gook on our track..
There was article in MR several years ago explaining what type of gook gets on our track-they used a microscope.
As long as the track isn't covered in gooky goo you can run trains for months without cleaning track..I clean track as needed.
Plastic wheels isn't a real villain like the " experts" preached in MR and RMC(a infomercial for their advertisers at best) but,every day dust,human skin flakes,insect droppings,pet and human dandruff dust,electrical residue etc accounts for 99% of the gook on our track..
There was article in MR several years ago explaining what type of gook gets on our track-they used a microscope.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!