quote:Originally posted by gg1man:
Hi Marty, you mentioned that the noise level is a big consideration for your living-room layout. Well, if you are useing Fast Track that system produces alot of noise. It's a great starter system, probably the best for a number of reasons, but noise is a very real issue with some people and Fast Track.
What you might wont to try is MTH Real Track. The Rail and ballast structure give trains a much more quite ride on it.
I don't know about Atlas track because I never got to use it as yet.
But, as for Lionel's cars they are one of the smoothest runners on the market. Unless there is something wrong with them I doubt if they are the noise source, or issue.
Mario
Thanks
I do use RealTrax. I am comparing the noise to MTH freight and passenger run on the same track. The Lionel is much noisier and the wheels roll so poorly (again relative to MTH die cast), that I want to swap them. The drag is at least in part due to the power pickup wiper.
darsenau - thanks for the idea.
