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Okay, here we go again with the well-known problem with Atlas code 55 track. Standard Microtrains wheel flanges hit the plastic ties, and so do some locomotive flanges. I have built my layout entirely with Microengineering code 55 - no wheel problems, looks great, and I'm very happy. But as I am working on a classification yard now, I think I might like to put several crossings into the trackwork, and ME doesn't make any. Rather than replace all my wheelsets (not a big deal), and modify all the flanges on my steam and diesel locos (BIG DEAL), I am wondering if anybody has had any luck actually filing, cutting, or somehow tweaking the Atlas code 55 track so that the deeper-flange equipment doesn't hit anymore. When I experimented with Atlas code 55, even my older Rivarossi wheel flanges just BARELY hit on the ties, so it shouldn't take too much more clearance to make them work. We're talking about 4 crossings in all the trackwork, so it would be well worth it to me to buy Atlas crossings and modify them (and use ME for everything else), rather than worry about wheelsets and engine drivers. Anybody tried this?
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