Reply to "The Elusive "Perfect" 3R Track - Would there be any "Takers""

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@Norton posted:
Not sure the center rail has to be lower. Super O has the least obtrusive center rail IMO because its thinner and the copper blends in with tie color better. Ballasting helps camouflage the raised ties to large degree. Not sure it has to be that high in an improved version though.

Pete

Following the guidance of a couple of 3RS forum members, I constructed some 3 rail track from Atlas 2 rail flextrack and an N-scale or HO-scale recessed center rail. I used it on sidings and on a long trestle bridge. All was good until I ran some recent Lionel Heavyweight Passenger cars over it. Turns out that the center rail pickup couldn't reach the N-scale center rail (HO rail was ok). So you can go too low . . .

Fortunately my locomotives and all my K-line passenger cars had no trouble.

Bob

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