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Markperr, You have given me many things to consider that I overlooked or was unaware of. Security is something I totally overlooked. This display will be outdoors at a garden center and theft never occured to me until now. I'm planning on having the train go through a tunnel behind the waterfall I'm planning so I'll have to make sure its big enough to park the train in at night out of sight. Thanks for the suggestion of connecting the track to power in multiple locations, something I never would have thought of. Also reversing the train direction is something that I would have never thought of. I can't thank all of you who have responded to my numerous questions enough! I know everybody has limited time and I really appreciate all the time and thought you have all put in to educating me. I'm definately going to go with LGB Trains. I've heard nothing but praise so far and I like the sound of a"bulletproof" train. Stainless steel track for sure. I'm about 5 miles from the ocean and stainless has to be the best choice for the conditions I'm dealing with. If anyone can think of more things I should be taking into consideration while I'm still in the planning stages please let me know. My next challenge is to figure out the track layout before I order the track. I'm concerned about how to figure the curves before I see the track. I'm thinking that I should figure out the track layout and build the waterfaal and pond around the layout of the track. I'm going to want to do a bridge over a section of the pond and have the train go through the "mountain" that will form the waterfall. Its hard to figure the curves without having the track first. I'm going to do a footing of 3/4 crushed stone mixed with stone dust known in the northeast as "Pac" just as I would for the base of a walkway, compacting it in 3" deep layers until its 9"s thick or more. I'll do a base 18" wide because that is the width of the compactor. I believe in going overboard on a footing so I never have to worry about it again. I plan on having the track slightly raised above the mulch bed so I won't have to worry about heavy rain washing mulch onto the track. There are so many things to take into consideration, I'm sure I'm overlooking many things. If you have any ideas that I should consider I welcome all the help I can get. You've all given me many things that I needed to know already and I'm sure you all have your special tricks that only come from experience, and I need your experience to suceed at this. Without this website and all of the help you have all given me this would be impossible. I would have made monumental mistakes but I'm feeling I'm on the "right track" now. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Can't thank you all enough for your input and keep it coming because I have alot to learn in a short time. Paul2[8D]
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