Bachmann E-Z Street and Lionel (K-Line) SuperStreets

Both brands of Super Streets are interchangeable, but the they have different colors for the plastic roadbed that make up each piece of track.  When I put in a trolley line, I made the color differences work for me by using each brand for a different neighborhood scene.

Hope this helps.

Ed

How do you guys put bumpers on those Superstreets?  I would think a lot bumpers would come off that stuff?

John

@Craftech posted:

How do you guys put bumpers on those Superstreets?  I would think a lot bumpers would come off that stuff?

John

Lionel - at one time - sold a bumper (6-22379), but the roadway has skid marks just before the bumper which to me would look odd(?):

I guess you could use a transition track - transitioning to FasTrack and then use one of the FasTrack bumpers, but to me that change in track would also look odd:

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I use the K-Line bumpers, the ones with "Fence".  They are still available on the secondary market.  The fence is plastic which fatigues with bump and go cycles.  You can also smash into it and break it.

The K-Line and EZ Streets are interchangeable as already mentioned.   However the selection of components made by each brand is not the same.   For example K-Line makes "Y" and EZ does not.  I'd go with EZ Streets since it is in production unless K-Line has a component you can't do without.

@shorling posted:

I use the K-Line bumpers, the ones with "Fence".  They are still available on the secondary market.  The fence is plastic which fatigues with bump and go cycles.  You can also smash into it and break it.

The K-Line and EZ Streets are interchangeable as already mentioned.   However the selection of components made by each brand is not the same.   For example K-Line makes "Y" and EZ does not.  I'd go with EZ Streets since it is in production unless K-Line has a component you can't do without.

Which "K-Line bumpers with the 'fence" are you referring to? Do you have an SKU? Not seeing that in the K-Line E-Z Streets listing.

Also, anyone have the links to the PDFs of Lee's two books about Superstreets? Did a search of the forum and nothing turned up.

My mistake, the bump/barricades are K-Line by Lionel.  See attached photo.

Also note, the barricades don't include the track with the skid marks.   Included is a 1 inch track extension which mounts the barricades.

Thanks for the clarification. All the pics I've seen of the barricade show it attached to the Supersteets.

This is just what I need/want - some day.

As for the barn, I had to shim it with pine painted gray for an mth trolley to fit.  No issues.  Maybe 3/4”.

@MerCrewser posted:

As for the barn, I had to shim it with pine painted gray for an mth trolley to fit.  No issues.  Maybe 3/4”.

Appreciate the response.