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Hmm. I read your post twice. Then again word by word. Your Hobby Shop (LHS) #1 said "I dont like code 100..." but only sold code 100. Based on your information that there was no code 83 around in that store. Your second store said 100 is the best. I hope that is how it came out. Now. In HO scale code 100 was all we had for "Flex track and sectional track" until about the mid 90's. I think Brass was the standard until nickel silver was accepted more widely recently. Back to sizes.. My Brother once had a layout in a garage, the code 100 track was thicker and stood up to the cold and hot days in the year. The locomotives had deeper flanges than they do today. I think IHC is one of the few hold outs with deep flanges. They are stronger and will stand up to changes in weather better than the code 83. Final benefit of code 100.. not as realistic or "Scale height" but will run just about any wheel that is made in HO. and stands up to weather. Code 83 is considered a smaller rail height and will not accept the old big flange engines very well if at all. I personally have chosen to use code 83 because the engines look better on the smaller rail. A friend of mine used code 83 on his track in HIS garage over the winter and most of the track survived rather well I think one switch had to be put back in gauge. I do have some sections of 100 track on the work bench but the layout will have code 83. I consider track cheap. So. Nickel Silver code 83 is my choice. I have nothing left from the "Big flange" years and dont expect to run any in the future. There are other codes for handlaying and other manufacterors of rail products. I think MR released a track guide detailing everything recently. I have to go back into the pile and look. So. Code 83 for me.
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