Tube track manufacturer?

Marx?

That is most likely American Flyer track.  AF made track that was superelevated.  The outside rail was higher than the inside rail.  

That seems odd. I wonder what the concept was on a super elevated straight section?



> On Jan 10, 2015, at 2:31 PM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
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Sure, on a curve, but not on a straight section. Unless this was meant for the middle of a curve to make the circle a little larger maybe? But anyway, who the heck runs their trains fast enough to tip over? I thought Magnetraction was just for better pulling effort with longer trains & steep grades. 

Looks like Flyer, which would make it closer to 75+ years old.

If you try to imagine including the detailed instructions on how to assemble "junior's" little electric train set and explaining the concept of unique transition pieces to go in & out of the banked turn sections, versus the flat sections, and in what order to put them together, it becomes very clear that it was much easier to make them all super-elevated.

 

That required no special attention or directions at all(as long as the track pins weren't moved around), and it was easier to sell more track at the hobby store.

Back in the 70s and 80s when I was going to the American Toy Show at 200 Fifth Av.in New York City, the company Reeves International an importer of toys mostly from Europe was importing a line of electric trains from Spain. I think the company's name was Paia or something like that. I remember that their track was very similar to Lionel's O gauge track but all of the ties that they used were higher on one side than the other which made the track bank over to one side. Now this is correct on curved track but certainly not on straight track. At the time I mentioned this to the folks at Reeves International but I guess they never passed the information on the that company in Spain.