David D. wrote: >First, ACG rails had a variety of coatings over the years, Black >track was black oxided
I have a few pieces of "black rail" Gilbert track. Wish they had continued to make it that way. >Silver track was zinc or cadmium, and MAYBE nickel. You sure about that, David? Applying zinc to steel is usually called "galvanizing", and it leaves a mottled finish, as on metal trash cans. Cadmium? You may be correct, but where did that info come from? I'm curious... 8^o!! Chuck F. S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
