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Are you looking for the best HO scale track for your model train layout? From durability to affordability, we’ve got you covered. Check out our top brand recommendations, beginner and advanced options, layout choices, and accessory suggestions.
For track i would say atlas and atlas flex track. Most modelers will recommend peco electrofrog and insulfrog for switches/turnouts. I use both peco and atlas switches. For cork, that honestly depends on what is your table top. I would personally use cork roadbed as it is more prototypical and looks nicer.
Shop Standard Track Here. N Scale. N scale has many of the same options as HO scale when it comes to track and terminal power choices. If you model in N scale, these are your options. Bachmann E-Z Track. Bachmann offers their entire E-Z Track range in both HO scale and N scale.
My understanding is that code 100 rail will give you the best performance if you have old cars with oversized flanges on the wheels, though code 100 is oversized for scale. If you go code 83 or even 70 for realism, especially on a large layout, you may need more feeder wires as the smaller codes don’t conduct as well.
My (HO-Scale) Codes 83 and 70 "best" is Walthers/Shinohara. Keep in mind that that opinion is based upon rather limited experience. On my first HO-Scale home layout thirty years ago I used Atlas Code 100 but on my second layout I went to Shinohara.
Flex (flexible) track is available in most model railroad scales and each system has a unique appearance. Here is a sampling of HO and N scale flex track sections. As you can see in the second image the track is easily bent to custom curvatures.
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Atlas and Peco have the advantage of having extensive lines in both Code 100 and Code 83. Code 100 is reliable and durable and easy to find, but is oversize. Code 83 represents rather large rail in HO but is significantly more realistic in appearance.
Atlas HO Code 83 nickel silver track and KATO HO UNITRACK is high quality and smooth running. The Atlas track is more suited for permanent layouts and the KATO track has a built-in roadbed which makes it good for both temporary and permanent track layouts.
When you’re building a layout, there are four kinds of track for model railroads you can choose from. Those four are sectional track, sectional track with attached roadbed, flextrack, and hand-laid track. Each has its advantages and drawbacks.