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Hay guys, I use code 197 N/S rail, spikes & rail joiners from Old Pullman. Code 197 is the smallest rail you can use without turning down the flanges on all your wheels. I run mostly Bachmann stuff and their flanges clear my spike heads by a 1/16". I turned the plastic wheels down on a couple of Bachmann cars to about half there original size. These two cars track very well with few derailments, so one day I may turn down all my cars wheels. Locomotives are another story, I'm too chicken and feer I may never get the locos back together again. Another thing I do with my N/S rail is to spray the sides of the rail with gray paint primer to kill the shine. About half my rail was painted after being spiked in place, If some primer gets on the ties I just leave it there. After 10 years the paint on the rails is still holding. Red or gray primer is used to paint the plastic and steel wheels on our cars. OLD DAD
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