partially buried track

[tom mann]

Some sections of the layout will need partially buried track.  I was curious to see if this would work or be possible in Z.  MT micro track is code 55, which gives you enough working room to build up a pile of dirt:



An spare truck I had rolls through this nicely.

[Chris333]

MT's rail is .060" tall so it s code 60 

[tom mann]

MT's rail is .060" tall so it s code 60 

Really?  I thought I saw it billed as c55?

[Chris333]

I don't know if it was ever called that by MT, but everybody else does call it 55.

Atlas C55 rail is .055" tall...

[Chris333]

OK they do list it as 55:
http://www.micro-trains.com/micro-track_z_about.php

Guess no one measured it 

BTW ME code 40 rail is .042", Atlas code 80 is .0795".

http://urbaneagle.com/data/RRrailsizes.html

[David K. Smith]

Not sure why it's listed as Code 55; I just measured it, and it's actually code 58. And their flex is code 60. Go figure.

Just for reference, the heaviest rail ever used in North America was 155 lb. (by the PRR), which in Z would be code 36; 100 lb. rail would be code 26.

Also for reference: Z scale flanges range between .018 and .022, so you've got room to pile on a lot of dirt.

[GaryHinshaw]

Looks like a Van Gogh ;D



Kind of hard to gauge in such a close-up, but it seems nice.  How about putting one of your weathered tankers on the track for reference and taking another shot?