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Don, The interest and the urge to paint your track will most likely come in due time if you stay active in the hobby. If you look at prototype track, you will see that the top of the rail, where the wheels of the train actually make contact, is shiny and the sides of the rail, known as the web, are rust color. The track you buy, HO scale, is either brass or nickle silver on the tops and sides. You can paint the web of the rail rust red by putting tape on the top surface of the rail and on the ties so that only the web is painted. Spray painting works better than paint brushing. Look closely at the track in close up color pictures in Model Railroader or any other model railroad magazine and you can see how painted rail adds to the detail. Ken, D&J Railroad, Stafford, VA
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