powered track cleaner?

[Anonymous]

does anyone know of a powered track cleaner, maybe something with rotating discs on each rail or something? i seem to remember roundhouse or mdc having something like this, but i can't find it anywhere. any other ideas, my layout is in a very dusty (old) basement that also leaks water occasionally, so my track needs cleaning all the time. thanks for the help.

[Anonymous]

I have used walthers 40foot UP boxcar that has cleaning pad under it. It has worked alright for me. I also weighted them and stretch the springs to give the pad more pressure on the tracks. Of course the old track eraser. My basement is the same. Thats the best I got, good luck.
p.s. Is your fleet made up of SD70Ms and SD40-2s. If not want do you model.

[Anonymous]

thanks. no no 70M's (yet). believe it or not i model mostly KCS, so yes, several SD-40's, and a few SD60's. got some other stuff, off course, but mostly KCS engines, (no haven't got any KCS AC4400's (yet). But am definately going to have to get at least 1 SP 70M (first road unit I was ever on after I hired out SP9815), and i really like the UP 70M's, so I'll probably get one of those too. what do you model?

[Anonymous]

UP. Have some SD70Ms one UP so far and three SP ones. One is a renumbered (UP3975) former SP. I also have a true SD90MAC #8501. Lots of SD40-2s too. Some GEs, but try not to buy to many of those. I retired my C30-7 (509) and sold it mouth or two ago to a friend. I have a few SPs, 2 SD40T-2s,1/C44-9W,/C44-9WAC,1/GP40M-2and a SD45. Also have a KCS SD40-2 and SD60. Some BNSF,CN and NS. Wouldn't mind a KCS AC4400 too but I'll wait for the radial side frames to come out for the GEs. Good i hope the track cleaner works for you. So long see ya.

[Anonymous]

There's one on ebay right now.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1612652870

[Anonymous]

MDC still sells their box cab track cleaner. I hjave one myself. These are listed in Walthers as follows: #2806 Decorated $35, #2807 MOW $35, Undec. $30, Undec dummy $12.50 Also #2798 kit to convert box cab $3. #2835 repacement discs $1