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Listers, <br /> <br />I have a fairly large layout with 100% brass rail and about 95% brass switches. My layout fills a room approximately 16 x 40'. I use Digitrax DCC. The layout is primarily a large point to point switching layout. A full operating crew (once a month) is about 12 people. I DO NOT have any problems with corrosion or electrical contact! <br /> <br />That said, I concur that nickel silver looks better and I would have used nickel silver if I didn't have so many 150+ brass switches and many, many feet of brass flex track when I rebuilt the layout in 1995. <br /> <br />As I said, no problems with corrosion; no problems with electrical contract; no problems with DCC; no problems alledgedly associated with brass track! Oh, yeah, the train room is next to the "crew lounge" that has a working wood buring Franklin stove/fireplace. The train room gets a little dusty but that just adds to the weathering effect. And, no, I don't clean the track every other day. I do run on the main several times each week. However, my operators rarely complain about dirty track on little used sidings. <br /> <br />My recommendation to anybody just starting to build a layout is by all means, use nickel silver. <br /> <br />Bob <br />Pres & Supt, Central Pennsylvania Railroad <br /><i>A Penn Family Line</i> <br />cprrboss@suscom.net
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