EE 5000 EXC (Excellent) Maerklin
Märklin Marklin HO 3 Rail Standard Curve Track aka 3600A1/1 Pk6 Package
of Six (6) Tracks in EXC (Excellent) Cosmetic Condition Each
track is a 30 degree arc; six tracks makes a 180 degree arc (aka a half circle) Eckert Engineering Operational Condition: [ X ] The operational condition of these tracks is “Like New”; each
track has been cleaned and tested for very low resistance at the third rail
connectors Eckert Engineering Cosmetic Condition: The picture shown in this listing is a stock generic picture of
the track; it is NOT showing the cosmetic condition of the item you will
receive from this auction. The cosmetic condition of the item you will receive
is indicated by the auction title and this description: Excellent
(EXC) Cosmetic Condition · Some
black missing on rails from factory applied black surface finish · Might
have minor signs of previous use of mounting screw holes · No signs
of previous scenery paint / scenery material
· No signs
of pitting from past rust; no signs of rust EE Describes the 3600 (5000) series
Marklin HO 3 Rail (aka 3R) track: · This 3600
(5000) series of track is part of the famous Maerklin Märklin Marklin HO 3 Rail
(aka 3R) HO track system; the series was produced from the 1930s; its last year
in the Marklin HO catalog was 1956 · The center
rail (“third rail”) is solid (it is NOT a series of studs) · The outer
rails are either solid profile brass or hollow profile blackened steel · The
standard straight track 5007 or 3600D1/1 is 7 1/8 inches long (180mm) and has
24 sleepers; (some
very early variants have only 16 sleepers.) · These
3600 (5000) track that EE is
selling is the 24 sleeper variety; We do sell the 16 sleeper variant elsewhere · This
series is compatible with the 5100 series M stud track; they connect together
and have the same roadbed height. · Some
early Marklin HO locomotives have either “folded arc” or “spoon” type current
pickups. These locos need to run on the this series solid third rail track,
because their very short pickups need a continuous surface to ride on (they will snag on the studs of the 5100
series M stud track) EE Explains the dual numbering
system: Maerklin Märklin Marklin introduced a new “4-digit” numbering
system on January 1, 1957. This also coincides with the final years that the 3600
(5000) series track was available; just as the new numbers were introduced
(i.e., the 5000, 5001, 5007, etc.) the solid third rail track was discontinued
and thus many don’t know the track by the newer numbers. Here is a list showing
the corresponding numbers: Old# New# Track
Description 3600A1/1 5000 Standard Curved track 1/1, 3R 3600A1/2 5001 Standard Curved track 1/2, 3R 3600A1/4 5002 Standard Curved track 1/4, 3R 3600AA 5003 Standard Curved track feeder, 3R 3600AK 5004 Center rail cable 3600BSA 5005 M track contact curve, 3R 3600BSD 5006 M track contact straight, 3R 3600D1/1 5007 Straight track 1/1, 3R 3600D1/2 5008 Straight track 1/2, 3R 3600D1/4 5009 Straight track 1/4, 3R 3600D3/16 5010 Straight track
3/16, 3R 3600D1/8 5011 Straight track 1/8, 3R 3600DA 5012 Straight track feeder, 3R 3600DKWS 5013 Doubleslip, 2 dbl sols, 3R 3600EKS 5014 Uncoupler track, 3R 3600J 5015 Insulation point marker 3600K 5016 Crossing track, 3R 3600KG 5017 Contact rail straight for grade xing, 3R 3600KGR 5018 Contact rail curve for grade xing, 3R 3600MWS 5019 Turnout pair, remote, 3R 3600MWL 5020 Turnout, left, remote, 3R 3600MWR 5021 Turnout, right, remote, 3R 3600Z 5022 Center rail insulator, paper 3700A1/1 5030 Curved track 1/1, 3R, parallel 3700A1/2 5031 Curved track 1/2, 3R, parallel Eckert Engineering offers these HO 3R tracks in
several different Cosmetic Conditions: We offer Maerklin Märklin
Marklin HO 3 Rail (aka 3R) track in several different cosmetic conditions. See
the auction title for the specific condition of this auction. Excellent
(EXC) Cosmetic Condition · Some
black missing on rails from factory applied black surface finish · Might
have minor signs of previous use of mounting screw holes · No signs
of previous scenery paint / scenery material · No signs
of pitting from past rust; no signs of rust Very Good
(VG) Cosmetic Condition · Black
missing on rails from factory applied black surface finish · Might
have minor signs of previous use of mounting screw holes · Might
have minor signs of previous scenery paint / scenery material · Very
minimal (or no) signs of pitting from past rust; no signs of rust (past rust
has been removed via dremeling if applicable) Good (GD)
Cosmetic Condition · Significant
black missing on rails from factory applied black surface finish · Possible
signs of previous use of mounting screw holes · Possible
signs of previous scenery paint / scenery material · Possible
minor signs of pitting from past rust; no signs of rust (past rust has been
removed via dremeling if applicable) Fair (FR)
Cosmetic Condition · Significant
black missing on rails from factory applied black surface finish · Possible heavy
signs of previous use of mounting screw holes · Possible heavy
signs of previous scenery paint / scenery material · Possible signs
of pitting from past rust; possible minor signs of rust (most past rust has
been removed via dremeling if applicable) Payment Eckert Engineering accepts
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you think you were charged too much S&H, pay it, but then ask us to review!
We will review and partial refund as appropriate. Thanks for your business! Timothy, Andrew, Christy of Eckert Engineering Terms of Sale Customer Satisfaction: At Eckert Engineering we will
ALWAYS do whatever is necessary to ensure that you, our customer, is satisfied.
Mistakes do happen from time to time and item grading is very subjective from
person to person. But please don’t worry. Just know that if you are NOT happy
with any aspect of what you bought from Eckert Engineering, just
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parts for sale, but we only have one reputation, and it is GOOD. We are a
family owned and operated small business and will do WHATEVER it takes to keep
our GOOD reputation. Call us old fashion. Timothy, Andrew, Christy of Eckert Engineering About Eckert Engineering Timothy Eckert started playing with Marklin Maerklin Märklin HO
when he was 5 years old; his father's job with RCA sent him to Germany on a
regular basis and he always came home with Märklin trains in his suitcase! One
set of used Märklin passenger cars bought at a garage sale were some 351 cars,
including two of the Kolls 351F
version with the prohibited swastika on the sides. After 20 years of play, it
was realized how collectible these cars were and they were traded for a large
lot of K track, signals and cash. The Märklin signals were more important than
the cash, as playing with and understanding them opened up the world of
automatic train control (ATC) for Tim. He has spent much time since building
signal controllers and playing with the finer points of ATC! Eckert Engineering was
created with Märklin, Signals, and Digital Power Supplies (i.e., 600 watts of Digital
Power!!) at the forefront. Tim's day job as an engineer in the
nuclear commercial power industry helped give him the electrical engineering
know-how necessary, and no, he does not glow at night. Now after 20 years, it’s
time to start a slow turnover of Eckert Engineering to his
children Andrew and Christy before the beer truck takes him out. Each day we
have the apprentices learning from the master yet another aspect of the
wonderful world of Märklin Trains!! Contact Us You can contact us using eBay’s message system; however eBay’s
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YES, we combine shipping. Buy all the items you want BEFORE you
make payment. We suggest NOT using the eBay shopping cart; it has issues. This
helps you and us!! We use the eBay automated S&H fee system based on the
weight of each item; it should correctly calculate fair combined shipping. If
you think you were charged too much S&H, pay it, but then ask us to review!
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