Can three-rail trains run on K-lines Superstreets?

[Anonymous]

I have seen the videos of the K-line Superstreets and was hopeing to see them at the Long Beach Worlds Greatest Hobby show yesterday. No dice.

It looks like they are two rail so I am a bit unsure of how they did this. Maybe the center area between the rails is electrified. This is the only way I can see that running 3 rail stuff on this could happen. I know the similar looking ETS street track is two rail for DC use. But they seem to have fewer options and pieces.

Did anyone see this at K-lines event in New Jersey this weekend? How does it work / look?

I know it is very tight radius but it seems like trolleys could work.

I am a bit confused over this. Any help?

[ben10ben]

Looking at the pictures on the K-line home page, it appears to me as though there's a Super-O like center rail buried in the center of the plastic. Any 3 rail trolley made should run on it, as well as probably just about any other 3 rail train that runs on tight radius track.

[dougdagrump]

They have the 2005 catalog on-line now. In looking at the "SuperStreets" stuff it looks awful tight for flanged wheels I agree with Ben that they appear to be nothing more than a 3-rail type of roadbed. Even so it looks as if it could really enhance a layout as opposed to just a static display of vehicles, especially as the number of vehicle choices increases. [8D]

[Anonymous]

In fact, It WILL. I was at the Kline show and a RMT beep ran fine on it.

[Anonymous]

I looked at the page again and you are right it does look like there is a hidden 3rd rail. I was on a low rez setting and didn't see it. This looks very interesting to me, a person with very little space. If nothing else it will be good for small street switching engines like a docksider at very slow speeds.

Are the switches moterized or sprung?

I like the older trucks they are offering. I hope they make passenger cars as well. A model T would be nice.

[dougdagrump]

Were you as disappointed with the Long Beach show as I was ? [tdn]

[sanman0516]

I went to the k-line show this week end and seen the super street it look great.
you can run the cars they come with it or speeders or dockside switchers but nothing bigger it won"t make the turns. yes their is three rails. the middle rail is thin you almost cant see it. another cool feature is the screw holes are cover by manholes cap
They make a conversion piece to go to regular track

[SPFan]

I am very interested in this for trolley track. The curves are listed as "8.36inchR".
Does it look like the track is 8.36" radius (~16.5" circle) or does it take 8 pieces to make a 36 inch circle? Was there any talk at the show about making different diameter track?

Pete

[Anonymous]

No discussion of different radii track, but that doesnt mean that there wont be!

[Anonymous]

Dougdagrump yes I was very disappointed. It was not really worth the drive in that weather. There were hardly any dealers and pretty high prices. The layouts I was not so excited about with few exceptions and I kept getting rammed by stollers. All this and I fell down the stairs outside on the way out.

I did really like the 20's and 30's group HO layout I thought the modeling was consitantly good and had a neat seldom modeled theme. I also liked the tornado on the N-trak layout it had nice realistic movement with a spinning funnel the would come down and go up with lightning. It was timely to the tornados we have had in the last week or so. Some of the modelling in the G-scale layout was interesting like the city with the El and the forest fire.

SPFan from the pics I've seen it looks that it would make a 16.5 inch circle. It sounds good to me. In my limited space there is hardly room for even O27. I imagine if there is a demand they will make other diameters. I am surprised how thorough the intitial offerings are. Curves, wyes, straights , single and double crossings and a mainline RR crossing to boot. It seems that they thought it out pretty well.

[Anonymous]

I can see how fun this super street system can be in this picture!! BANG CRASH! Hit the cars game!

[Anonymous]

It's prototypical.
This sort of thing is happening all the time these days. Just look at the Trains news wire. Gomez Addams has nothing on this.