One of our distant club members, Martin Belokin of Denton, Texas brought his new product “Plastic Display Track” to the Gateway Garden Railroad Winter Meet. He had lots of examples of the rail and track. It came in many colors and during a clinic he showed and demonstrated how it could be used. Of course, many people were trying to see if it could be used for operations, but I was more than happy to test it out for its intended purpose of display track. By using it, I could free up more than 25 feet of brass rail and ties that I know can be used for future expansion and operations. This is the track I wanted to replace.
The rail came in 18 foot lengths and the ties came in a box.
I was informed that the rails could be a little tough getting on the ties, but by laying it out on a slick concrete floor, it all slid together real easy.
Its all held in place by #8 counter sunk head machine screws, that are on the inside of the track. Please excuse the dark picture. However, you can see how the screws are offset and there are 2 screw holes side by side to hold rail together without rail joiners.
I’m very pleased with the color and using it for its intended purposes. The ties are very modern with a concrete tie shape, but you can’t see that on the display shelf. The product is being marketed by Train-LI. This product works for me.