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[quote user="SeeYou190"]OK, we know that nickel silver track still needs to be cleaned, just see all the threads about this. The conductive oxide promise did not formulate well.[/quote] All track no mater what material will need to be cleaned if you want to have electrical conductivity.  Dust is not very conductive (its made of dead skin cells, animal dander, hair particles, etc). [quote user="SeeYou190"]Why do we not have a better, and more expensive, option to choose from? There must be something better to make model rail from. Some sort of stainless steel? Some semi-precious alloy?[/quote] It has to be soft enough to cut with standard tools, otherwise you will need to purchase more expensive tools to cut your rail. [quote user="SeeYou190"]Why are we still dealing with 1978 technology in trackage?[/quote] Why are some people still using 1950s technology to power their trains? [quote user="SeeYou190"]I would pay $12.00 for a piece of flex track that is bullet proof and never needs to be cleaned.[/quote] Have you considered battery on board?  In that case I have a whole pile of Atlas Code 100 flex track that I would love to sell for $12 each.   Of course when you go that route you have to remember to charge your train before running.
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