We have some Peco N-scale 36-inch flextrack but are not sure what it is. Here are the markings on the underside: Peco Streamline MC 30003 Peco Streamline MI 30006 Could you help us identify this track?
I have a loose piece of code 55 that has Streamline MI 30006 on the bottom. Don't have any unlaid code 80 to check. JimR.
Thanks! [Wonder if that is Peco's old product number.] Should have mentioned in the original post we thought they were code 80 or code 55 (distinctive rail buried in the ties).
Thanks, guys! Just curious -- how do you know "MI 30006" is code 55 and "MC 30003" is code 80? I found a code 55 turnout and matched it to the "MI 30006" track. Pays to label your stuff when you buy it.
Shawn/Sally, Peco C80 and Peco C55 have the same overall bottom/top height and match perfectly. The difference is that Peco C55 has a double foot, the lower of which is embedded within the tie, leaving the upper foot, web, and railhead exposed on top of the tie resulting in only 0.055" of rail visible above the tie surface. Whereas Peco C80 has a single foot that has all 0.080" of rail visible above the tie surface. When Peco C55 and C80 are connected, the clip connects to the lower foot of the C55 and the only foot of the C80. Looking at the cut ends of both C55 and C80 rails clearly shows this difference.
As Hytec said. Another quick way, or if you can't see the web/end of rail (say on installed track) is to look down between the rails. Code 80 has prominent spike heads on both sides of the rail. Since on 55, the lower web is embedded in the tie strip, code 55 neither has, nor needs spikes on the inside. Thus all that extra rail clearance for deep flange wheels... JimR.
Thanks again. I looked closely (OptiVISOR) at the track and you are correct. Just didn't see the difference with my naked eyes.
