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I find running two trains at the same time very difficult unless one is in a do nothing loop. The DT602D has two knobs to control speed...

No, they are not the same track, look closely at where the wires go into the roadbed, it is different in each photo.

Okay, if you have an oval as pictured then in the previous two photos it appears the red wire goes to the inside rail in the first photo...

Another way to get 'grades' is to put in several layers of foam and then carve gullies, rivers, and such. And stacking and carving more...

Well ... yes ... but not for model railroad locos! :-)

I would drill a hole between the two rivets.

Would help if you can post a diagram of your track. That way we can tell you where insulated joints should be placed and where...

So I can't take a 4' x 8' and cut it up and make a 9' x 9'?

Is that 4x8 in meters, feet, inches, or what? Does that specify the physical size of the railroad or just the amount of lumber that can...