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Hi Paul <br />The different codes of track also represent prototype rail weight per foot of rail. Code 83 is the equivilent of the most comman mainline rail in North America which is (I think) 129 lbs per foot. Code 100 would be the equivilent of the extra heavy rail used in ultra high traffic areas and weighs (I'm guessing again) 162 lbs per foot. <br />I know that Canadian Pacific uses the heavier rail on some of it's mainlines (I looked many years ago). <br />I'll probably get some flak for saying this, but in HO scale, the only differance that I could see was the price (code 83 is higher), at least in Canada anyway. <br />Tim
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