CMX Clean Machine Track Cleaning Car for 3-Rail O-Scale

[DieselSmoke92]

Where did you get an 8800 CN SD70M-2! Can I get one for ho scale?

[james1234434]

5:07 DAMN! Idk its THAT small! At the end of the video! :P

[Por2gesDiesel]

BTW I'm using acetone.

[esiegel76]

@Por2gesDiesel Be careful with Acetone. It's a great cleaner, but it's very flammable and can catch the car on fire very easily. If cleaning car derails for any reason and there's a spark, the acetone on the pads of the car can ignite. Don't ever leave the car running unattended for sure.

[Por2gesDiesel]

I've heard a lot of good things about that Ballast King from HO folks. Eric I run this cleaner and Atlas track and completely follow the directions. I still end up w/ some of the black film remaining on the top of the rails? It's not filthy but it's not spic and span like when I did it by hand. Do you get about the same results? I don't think there is enough left on the rails to create problems but I'd really like to know if your results are about the same. Thanks.

[esiegel76]

@Por2gesDiesel There is nothing that will get your rails cleaner than doing it by hand. However, doing it by hand is often impractical, especially when you've got tunnels. Next to cleaning your tack by hand, the CMX does the best job...in my opinion. The small amount of film left behind shouldn't affect operation of the trains. Of course, the amount of film left behind will vary depending on what type of cleaning fluid you use.

[ColinTheAwesomest]

You know what would be nice? A train car that could lay its own ballast and spray glue over it then follow up with this track cleaning car. I'd like to see them make THAT.

[esiegel76]

@ColinTheAwesomest Check out the "ballast king" track ballasting car. It lays the ballast for you and apparently does a fantastic job at it. It doesn't do the glue, though. :)

[mthtraindudes]

where did you get that



[esiegel76]

@mthtraindudes Watch the last 20 seconds of the video and you shall have your answer, grasshopper.

[GoldenCreekValleyRR]

go gone is my favorite cleaner for track. asitone is what my freind uses for his live steamer. yep. his plastic lgb ties are close to gone where he fulls it.

[SilverLakeRailroad]

whats the cheapest/ best valued cleaning car?

[esiegel76]

@SilverLakeRailroad Trust me, you don't want to get the cheapest cleaning car out there as it will be a waste of money. You get what you pay for. If you just don't have that kind of money, you might want to try the cleaning car made by R&L Lines (run a google search for R&L Lines as I can't post the URL here). I've heard good things about their cleaning car and it runs about $80 i think. But honestly, the CMX is the best there is and I wouldn't waste my money on anything cheaper.

[puzzler19]

@esiegel76 where can i buy one of these?



[disneylandguy10]

I use the Lionel cleaning car, and as the car moves, the scrubers spin around to clean the track. Would that still be a good way to clean?

[esiegel76]

@disneylandguy10 The lionel track cleaning car was built more as a toy than a heavy duty cleaning car...in my opinion. It's better than nothing, but it's not as good as newer cleaning cars..

[disneylandguy10]

@esiegel76 Thank you so much!

[lionellance]

Good job !

[CSXTransportation]

Eric, who makes the CSX intermodal cars at 5:10?

[esiegel76]

@CSXTransportation Those are made by MTH.

[Weiberts]

I'm going to borrow one of these. The train club has one. I will be using Goo-Gone (Not my choice. It's what the owner uses.). I would like to use alcohol, but I am working on making my own track cleaning car anyway, so then I can use whatever I want.

[esiegel76]

yeah, but in my opinion acetone does the best job at cleaning dirty track without leaving a residue behind. You're certainly free to use whatever cleanser you want, though.

[esiegel76]

yeah, but acetone does the best job at cleaning dirty track without leaving a residue behind.

[Weiberts]

I need one. I will use alcohol since I have FastTrack.

[esiegel76]

You can use acetone on fasttrack, you just have to be carefull that's all. Acetone cleans much better than alcohol in my experience.

[Weiberts]

I didn't realize how expensive the cars were, so it will be a while before I get one. Maybe it will be a birthday present.

[Weiberts]

Do you know if you can paint it?

[esiegel76]

Paint the car? I wouldn't recommend it. This car comes in contact with cleaning fluid all the time so painting it would create a mess.

[Weiberts]

I mean the outside.

[esiegel76]

Yeah, so did I. I wouldn't paint anything on it. The fact that it's unpainted metal is what makes it so great. It can't be damaged by any cleaners.

[Weiberts]

Oh. One of your video responses has it painted. I was wondering if you could paint on "Water Only" and put it behind a steamer. I guess it doesn't really matter as I probably won't get it.

[esiegel76]

Yeah, I wouldn't paint it with anything. That's just asking for trouble. I think of it as a tool and not as something that's supposed to look nice on the layout.

[guilford681]

I need one of these in HO

[050179mh]

I'm assuming this work's just as well for Atlas 2 rail? I ask since u specifically say 3 rail in the title.

[esiegel76]

They make a 2-Rail version.

[050179mh]

@esiegel76 OH Thanks

[MTHTrainFanatic]

I'm good. With my trains for the weekend and my birthday is in a week. I finally will get the CSX Dash 8 integrated.

[kevinad7]

how much is it?

[N21X]

The end credits says about $250.00.

[colinroxanduknowit]

cool!

[MTHTrainFanatic]

This is cool! I might need that soon!

[jimmyp42002]

the CMX car works great in any scale. one of the best products on the market. combine with john allens scrubbers on the bottom of the cars and oh man theres some clean track.