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To B or not to B - that is the question...

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 9:08 AM

If you can put your old track on e-bay and buy a new steam loco, then you have one heck of a lot of track!

Nickle Silver is 1000% better than steel.

Only steel the LION has left is on a static display.

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Posted by LOCO_GUY on Monday, April 6, 2015 5:33 PM
Rich, Looks like the bachmann forum has the same opinion - if you like what you got keep it. So I think the e-z track can go on ebay - and I can make some money to buy me a new steam loco.

Chris.

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Posted by richg1998 on Monday, April 6, 2015 3:49 PM

Some users have posted to the Bachmann HO scale forum about EZ track if you have any question. Don't remember any specifics as I don't use their track.

They have DC turnouts, twin coil, and DCC turnouts, decoder operated.

I thought more about this. If no issues, keep what you have.

Rich

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Posted by LOCO_GUY on Monday, April 6, 2015 3:34 PM
Rich, I posted a question on the Bachmann board - thanks for the suggestion. I have never been to a train show - so maybe it's time I started looking for a local show. Now I know a little more about model railroading - it might be cool to meet others with the same interest and see what's on offer at the show.

Chris.

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Posted by richg1998 on Monday, April 6, 2015 3:28 PM

Glad to help.

I have been following the Bachmann forums as long as they have existed as I have some Bachmann locos. If you don't want to join, you can still search the forums. They have a little better search function than the Kalmbach forums, at least for me.

Bachmann has come a long ways. Some old timers would not agree but I have some locos from long ago and the present ones are much better.

A company rep with a couple small layouts and display stuff is usually at train shows.

Rich

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Posted by LOCO_GUY on Monday, April 6, 2015 2:59 PM
Rich, Thanks for the reply and the tip about the quotes - I fixed it.

Chris.

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Posted by richg1998 on Monday, April 6, 2015 2:55 PM

NS track is better. Steel will corrode and need much more cleaning than NS.

Try not to use quotes in the subject line. The software in this forum does not like it.

There is an active Bachmann forum with company reps. The Bachmann site has forums for different scales with loads of other useful data for Bachmann products.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=kiva75fuqnsosqs27hbhbev0q4&

Rich

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To B or not to B - that is the question...
Posted by LOCO_GUY on Monday, April 6, 2015 1:53 PM

"B" as in "B"achmann e-z track.

As some folks here will know I just converted my layout from DC to DCC. I used my old power-loc track and connected it to the DCC controllers. It works fine (in my eyes anyhow) but I now have the option to replace some of the layout with Bachmann e-z track.

It would take a while to remove the existing track and then a lot more time to lay the new e-z track. What I need to know is - would this be worth the effort. Does e-z track (nickel silver) have any advantages / disadvantages over my (steel) power loc track. I'm most interested in knowing if the DCC will work better or have better conductivity on the nickel silver track - or maybe it might be worse. Are the rail connectors on the e-z track more reliable than the copper connectors on power-loc?

Anyhow, I'm hoping to get a few pointers before I start ripping track up.

Chris.

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Sit back and enjoy your track...

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