I would agree, most railroads probably re-use lighter
rail that has been replaced do to upgrading of main
lines (or because of wear). Side tracks often have
older rail like this and guardrails would be an ideal
use as well - they aren't going to support the weight
of a car, only shift wheel over to the actual
railhead.
Pieter
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> Usually to use cheaper rail. One advantage of doing
> this on a
> model is it is easier to keep the rust colored paint
> on the top of
> the guardrails intact when you clean your running
> rails.
>
> I built a bridge for my last layout with Code 70
> running rails
> and Code 55 guard rails. This was in Sn3 so the
> rail sizes were
> smaller, but I still would go one rail size down for
> the guard
> rails.
>
> I have had success using ACC to glue an additional
> rail to
> flextrack. I did it on my old layout where I
> already had a
> standard gauge siding that I changed to S/Sn3 dual
> gauge and
> it lasted for several years until I moved. There
> shouldn't be
> much stress on a model guard rail so this should
> work for those
> that want to use flextrack on bridges.
>
> Dave Heine
> Easton, PA
>
>
> I believe that guard rails are typically a lighter
> weight than the
> running rails. I wonder if there is a functional
> reason for this,
> or
> whether the railroad was just using up older lighter
> weight
> rail.....
Pieter E. Roos
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