Atlas Code 55 Flex

[conrail98]

Just for my sanity, I want to make sure I've got this correct. I've seen lots of items being offered stating they are Atlas code 55. When I ask the seller about the color of ties, they tell me black. Now, I've always been told that the Atlas Code 55 Flex track has had brown colored ties while their Code 80 are black. I'm just making sure my knowledge is correct. If it's not, someone please let me know. Thanks,

Phil

[JoeD]

From what I've seen the Atlas code 55 is always brown.  Now Peco and Micro Engineering is black in the same code...could they be confusing the brands?

Joe
MTl

[Kisatchie]

I have a few sections of Atlas track on which the rails are 2 mm high. I don't have the proper ruler to convert to code sizes. I was under the impression they were code 55, but the ties are black.


Hmm... and Kiz used to
be so good at math...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I'm pretty sure it's always been brown, and that the world is full of morons.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Kiz, 2mm is 0.0787401575 inches, or, roughly Code 80.

[Kiasutha]

I have all three brands of "55", and they all look dark brown to us...
So does Peco "80".
Our Atlas code 80 is definitely black though.

[DKS]

Just checked samples on hand. Code 55: dark brown. Code 80: black.

[Kisatchie]

Kiz, 2mm is 0.0787401575 inches, or, roughly Code 80.

Thanks. I found this on Atlas's web site just now:

Atlas N Scale Track Summary
N Code 80 (Black Ties/Nickel Silver Rail) - Basic Line
N Code 55 (Brown Ties/Nickel Silver Rail) - Modeler's Track

Aww... I thought my track was code 55.


Hmm... I'm orange. What
code am I...?

[conrail98]

Thanks guys. It was a gentleman selling on N Scale Yard Sale and now he's thinking he's got all code 80 since the joiners fit both his black Atlas and Peco track,

Phil

[Cory Rothlisberger]

C55 = Brown
C80 = Black.

Always has and for all I know always will be.

[conrail98]

C55 = Brown
C80 = Black.

Always has and for all I know always will be.

Thanks Cory, was hoping you or Paul would chime in for triple confirmation, 

[robert3985]

From what I've seen the Atlas code 55 is always brown.  Now Peco and Micro Engineering is black in the same code...could they be confusing the brands?

Joe
MTl

ME track has dark brown ties.  Nowhere near "black".

Cheers!
Bob Gilmore

[nickelplate759]

Might as well put this here rather than start a new topic:

I need to lay an S curve (with about a 7" straight in the middle).  Atlas Code 55 flex is asymmetrical - there is an "inside" and "outside" rail for a curve (the outside rail has more gaps between the ties). Can/should I use a single piece of flex track (it's long enough), or do I need to use two pieces?   If it makes a difference, minimum radius here is 16".

[nkalanaga]

I doubt that it would make much difference on a 16 inch radius curve.  If you wanted to be certain, though, how hard is it to remove and replace the tie strip?  (I've never used Atlas C55 track)

If it isn't hard, you could cut the strip in the middle of the straight piece, and reverse one end as needed.

[Rossford Yard]

Might as well put this here rather than start a new topic:

I need to lay an S curve (with about a 7" straight in the middle).  Atlas Code 55 flex is asymmetrical - there is an "inside" and "outside" rail for a curve (the outside rail has more gaps between the ties). Can/should I use a single piece of flex track (it's long enough), or do I need to use two pieces?   If it makes a difference, minimum radius here is 16".

Solder the joints of two pieces of flex and lay it as one, 5 foot long piece.