Rail / Aristocraft vs. LGB vs. Piko vs. USA Trains

Garden Railroading
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I’m new to G scale and have just started purchasing items to begin a garden train. Any advice on type and compatibility or rail would be much appreciated. I’m planning to have a main long line and a short internal line. Testing out some used Aristocraft trains I’ve bought at auctions…

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Keep in mind that while these are all ‘G gauge’ they may be at different scales.

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Welcome to the forum, Dmbowser2. If you don’t get many responses, you may want to repost this in the Garden Railways category. Have fun with you new scale!

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Hello,
talking about track, very little difference in the rail itself.Aristo rail is more yellow and has less copper in the alloy than LGB’s.But it works just as well. I am finding more variation in the ties and rail joiners. It all depends on budget and personal taste. I like LGB myself. It is possible to buy used track cheaply, but you have to clean it up thoroughly, especially at the rail joints.
Paul

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