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This was discussed on rec.models.railroad some months back. Someone suggested using a permanent marker from Michael's (the craft store chain), Deco- or Decor-something. About $3. I tried airbrushing and handpainting. I found I could airbrush a lot more track for the same amount of paint than hand-paint. I first oiled the rail tops, then shot the webs, then did a straight down shot with brown onto the ties. A quick wipe of the rails and all was done. The worst part was oiling the rails. Far worse was trying to clean them without oiling first. I am going to give the marker thing a try, though, just to avoid firing up the compressor and cleaning the brush. Then I'll make up my mind.
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