I have definitely seen that the nickel silver has MANY more options than the steel. I have seen that it is also possible to use other track manufacturers pieces with the EZ track, as long as you put it on a road bed to bring it to the same height. Any suggestions or input on this matter?

Thanks for the replies. I certainly will not have a big rust problem as I am in Arizona. Cleaning more often will not be an issue either, I am kind of a clean freak! So no performance differences between the 2 though, that is good to hear.

Thanks again!

Hello,
I am new to this site so bear with me on my lack of current technology and ignorance of model railroading today. I received a couple of train sets for gifts on Christmas as I had voiced my desire to get back into model railroading with my family. I had a pretty extensive N scale layout as a child and a very basic HO scale. I have been looking into going DCC since receiving these gifts. My question is this. Can you (I) use standard steel alloy track with DCC or does it have to be Nickel Silver? These leads to question 2 if I am able to use Steel alloy. What is the performance difference with DCC between the 2 types of track?

Thank you very much for this forum and I look forward to the feedback I am to receive.

Regards,

azjettek