It seems odd to me as I read about others experience with humidity as it affects their railroad, that few seem to attempt to control the humidity in the home or railroad room. Here in the middle of the country we experience wide shifts in the humidity along with the seasonal changes. We run humidifiers during the "dry" winters and de-humidifiers during the "moist" summers. In the basement room where the railroad is we maintain the humidity around 42-47 percent, year round. Yes, it takes some effort to keep the bottles full in the winter or empty the tubs during the summer; and yes, it costs something extra in our electricity bill. But, in all these years (more than 20!) we have never had to repair track damage resulting from humidity shifts. Bob Jackson
