CRC 2-26 track cleaner - Model Railroader Magazine
Andrew Walker
Updated on April 07, 2026
SouthPenn
I have been reading here and other places that CRC 2-26 makes a great track cleaner. I was leary to say the least. After all, it is a lubricant. But I have a black film on my track that is a bugger to remove.
CRC 2-26 is a contact cleaner lubricant that leaves a barrier to slow down and prevent Oxidation which is what the black film is, mixed with any other vapors and dust in the air we breathe....simple as that. On NS track it is more conductive than Brass track.
Gleaming works....but is labor intensive. A tried and true method for over 65yrs. has been the use of NO-OX a cleaner/lube for elecctrical use's. Some people say it don't work as well.....but the one's that say that, have not used it.....a fact!
Google NO-OX for Model track cleaning and read for Yourself...MRH had a great article on the subject by Linn Westcott.....
''Be Happy in Your Track cleaning''
Take Care!
Frank
