Recent content by Samjames

Phew! Thank you Paul for the wonderful news. It is too bad those German manufacturers do not make that clear! So, Marklin has a subtle version of Lionel's three-rail tracks.

Arg! Thank you for the incredible catch Iron Horseman! This is the nitty-gritty I am most afraid of. Make the financial commitment just to find out the tracks, DCC, locomotive, rolling stock, or something else is mismatched.

Thank you for your kind words Trailrider! I will definitely listen to the wisdom, and follow excellent suggestions shared with me here!

Thank you for the wonderful suggestion Paul! I am absolutely open to starting inexpensively, second-hand or discarded HO rails, locomotives, rolling stock, etc. If I start somewhere I should be able to build upon it. I am indeed in the US (not that anyone can tell from my poor writing)!

Thank you all for the fantastic help and warm welcome! I understand that I need to start with Atlas snap-track, try to keep with 22" and 18" radius. I am hoping to select from the below locomotives (I used to own Marklin tracks and train in the mid-seventies). I hope they would work with the...

Hello all, I am new here, and new to the hobby. I would like to start an HO layout (4X8?) without anything complicated as scenery. First I am interested in finding out what sort of tracks to purchase. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!