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The 35 year old age of your rolling stock suggest that they may have plastic wheels. Review the following; http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/002/197xvpbs.asp Beware that metal wheel set axles come in various lenghts and may not be noticeable to the naked eye. Wheel sets comes in 28",33"36" & 38" Generally 33" is the norm for freight and 36" for passenger except some of the heavy weight rivarossi passenger cars. Nickel silver track is the best conductor for electricity and does require regular cleaning as well as power pick-ups. There are 10-12 various cleaners on the market which icludes cheap rubbing alcohol or metal cleaning polish, MAAS for $3.00 at target. Automotive polishing compound will also do the job. There are some simple cleaning procedures when using the paste.
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