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Ditto to what Steelmonsters said. <br /> Early on in model railroading (generally considered toy trains), most rolling stock had oversized flanges to keep trains on track and tall rail to prevent the flange from hitting the rail spikes. <br /> Track code, as well as wheel width and flange size and contour, is mostly important to the fine scale modeler. The average model railroader may consider various rail sizes if they are modeling a prototype or era. Nevertheless, the smaller the rail (code 70 or lower), the more careful you need to be with wheel flange size. And if you are using narrrow wheel tread width, track gage is more critical. There's more to learn here. <br /> Others, especially visitors who know little about railroads, won't notice or care about the size of the rail if it's oversized or not. Only you will know by the knowledge you gained from all the research you've done. I don't know about others, but I tend to be my own worst critic.
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