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In 3-Rail O its not too bad, the volume is quite adequate for steam and/or diesel.  I use JT-Mega steam smoke fluid in my Lionel and MTH locomotives.  I use "Coal Fired Steamer and Diesel Power".  Diesel does not smell so good (but who really enjoys the smell of diesel exhaust, its nausiating on its own).  Coal fired smells pretty close to riding behind a steam locomotives, not quite but close.  HO scale there is typicaly not enough internal space to put a smoke unit that give adequate volume.  My club is currently having the smoke/no smoke debate, among other things.  Personally I suspect the track dirt problem is a combination of things, not just the smoke.   We also have people who still use plastic wheels and have never cleaned them, we have had people lubricate their plain bearing journal boxes with actual grease, over lubricate other rolling stock components, over lubricate locomotives, locomotives that have traction tires (leaves a black residue on the tracks when exposed to track coated with the above lubricants and contaminants).  To say that the smoke is solely responisble for issues with track is far from accurate.  It likely contributes though.  As far as banning it on our club layout, its not likely to happen because we are right next to the MTH booth at Amherst, and we also now have a 3rail O layout that the HO people will have no say in if smoke is used or not.
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