I just bought a standard gauge train with some track the track has printed on the tie kmt. Is that a track brand or something else. Yes once I finish fixing the engine I will post pictures of the train
Td
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Hi, KMT manufactured track many years ago. Have fun with your new purchase!
Bob
It's interesting to learn that KMT made standard gauge track. AFAIK, they never made any standard gauge trains, and making SG track during the time KMT was active seems like an odd product.
I looked at the Western Division's manufacturer info - a great resource BTW - http://www.tcawestern.org/kusan.htm I didn't see any mention of standard gauge track. I don't know if anyone updates those pages, but this might be an unusual find that they should be notified of.
@traindork - could you post a picture? @CP BOB, do you know approximately when KMT made that track?
I'm thinking it was produced in the 70's and 80's. I first acquired a loop of 72 curves when I first got into Standard Gauge in 2013. At the time, I went to a train store near LA and bought a new looking loop of track. I was told it new. After putting it together, the track did not make a concentric circle. I asked around at our club meeting and found out it had not been made in years. Through this forum I was able to get USA track. Needless to say I was not happy with the train store, and they lost my business. I was able to use the KMT track here and there. It seems to be well made. I'll text some of our club members and try to get more info. Kris Model Trains comes to mind as a possibility. Wish I had more,
Bob
I think you will find that this is the current U.S.A. track tooling that the guys are using for current production. Originally "Kris Mosel Track", made in N.J. back in the 70s & 80s. Harry 
@Harry Henning posted:I think you will find that this is the current U.S.A. track tooling that the guys are using for current production. Originally "Kris Mosel Track", made in N.J. back in the 70s & 80s. Harry
Great history lesson! That makes more sense than it having been made by Kris Model Trains.
Harry's got it right. The KMT track is well made-not the thin stuff made by others (with the exception of USA Track).
USA Track is the only way to go for current production.
@Harry Henning posted:I think you will find that this is the current U.S.A. track tooling that the guys are using for current production. Originally "Kris Mosel Track", made in N.J. back in the 70s & 80s. Harry
Tagging @SGMA1, the maker of USA Track, to see if he wants to add anything.
I sent an email about this to David Carse, who compiled Arno Baars' info into the book "Not Your Daddy's Standard Gauge". He pointed me to pages 268-269 in the book, where KMT track is discussed. It indeed was manufactured by Kris Model Trains, not Mosel. They also made some Bild-A-Loco motors.
"Not Your Daddy's Standard Gauge" is an excellent resource regarding modern era standard gauge trains. I highly recommend it. It's well worth the price. I believe that copies are still available. Here's a thread about it: https://ogrforum.com/topic...no-baars-david-carse
Learned something new tonight. Very interesting about the track
I remember when the KMT track hit the market. My Dad bought 2 circles of it for his new, larger layout that would accommodate the wide-radius SG curves. Jumping from the 42-inch curves made by Lionel to 72-inch curves was a game-changer for anyone who runs SG trains. To my knowledge, this was the first time 72-inch SG curves were mass produced. We had a friend, the late Bob Hornish, who made his own, using O-72 rails and SG ties, long before KMT track became available.
I got started in standard gauge by buying some old KMT 72 diameter curves at York a few years ago. Like some here, I didn’t realize what I was buying at the time and assumed it to be MTH. I only knew of KMTs o gauge offerings at the time. It seems like good stuff, but it is old by now - I assume it was made in the 70s. For my table layout I upgraded to mostly USA track with some Lionel and MTH. The USA track is the best made, but also the hardest to work with since it has a tight fit. I would advise having a pair of gloves, track shaping pliers and a wood block and rubber mallet handy. If you want quality then new USA track is for you.
