Clickety-Clack Track Sound - Model Railroader Magazine

stokesda

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Posted by stokesda on Friday, December 14, 1:23 PM

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 MontRailLink wrote:

Has anyone figured out how to make the "clickety-clack" sounds of metal wheels going over rail joints? I've operated on several layouts where your train (with metal wheels) would make the "clickety-clack" sound as it went over certain rail joints. I'd like to replicate that sound on my home layout but haven't sat down yet to figure out how to do it. I think it requires the rail joints to be some minimum distance apart and maybe offset. If anyone has worked out a "formula" on how to do it I'd like to get it.  PS:  I'm doing HO scale.  Thanks.

I find that at most of my rail joints, there's an ever-so-slight misalignment of the rail heads, which will naturally produce the click clack sound. Plus, I get it over all my commercial turnouts (Atlas C.L.). So I managed to produce the sound without even trying.

If you're complaining about no click clack sound, you must have very good rail joints! Geez! Next thing you'll be complaining that your wallet is too small for your $50's and your diamond shoes are too tight! (J/K)

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Seriously, the best way to get the sound is to put joints in your rail. I also use the Atlas rail joiners, which aren't exactly the best in the world, so that might have something to do with it - I think the other brand rail joiners give you a cleaner, more precise joint.

Good luck!

Dan Stokes

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