Posted with permission from Aristo:
TRACK IS NOT TRACK
YOU GET 30% LESS COPPER IN ALL OTHER BRANDS OF TRACK OTHER THAN ARISTO-CRAFT (AND USA TRACK, TRADEMARK OF USA TRAINS, NOT RELATED TO ARISTO-CRAFT)
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN G-GAUGE TRACKS.
TRACK IS NOT JUST TRACK, AND THE TYPE OF TRACK CHOSEN DOES MAKES A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE OPERATION OF YOUR TRAINS
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All other brass G Gauge track makers use a Code C28000 OR CODE 37700 Brass material that has 30% less copper in it than Aristo-Craft track does. Aristo-Craft uses Code C23400, which is 85% Copper as compared to the 59% copper ratio to zinc in the other brands.
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Aristo-Craft provides screws to allow for the rail joiners to conduct power between sections and to hold the ties to the rail. Others do not and this is an expensive step in the production of track. Nothing promotes better operation than your track system!
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One’s rail size is not 332, but 354 or larger. You might need a transition piece to work with the other 332 tracks on the market. Also, there is no way to secure the rail joiners to the rails and they will loosen in use out of doors. The rail is roughly rolled, not extruded through a precise mold formation to an exact size.
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One uses an atypical length for their track, so some track plans will need to be modified.
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One does not use the same type of flexible plastic material for its ties, so t