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Hi Greg my name is Larry one of the first thing you want to do is get an NMRA gauge and check the track with it as it has track wheels turnouts and points gauges to see if eveything is in gauge according to NMRA specs if it is not even a tiny bit out of line could case alot of trouble for you it has to be dang near perfect to run smoothly you can get this gauge at any good hooby shop and it is highly recommended now as how to fix the problem what i do is take a small needle file and sharpen the points where they contact the stock rail as factory turnouts are a bit blunt also i check my wheel gauge on locomotive to see if it may be a bit wide or narrow as the case may be now then it doesnt matter what kind of rolling stock you buy as it is all compatible with each other but some of us tend to stay with known quality such as ATLAS or Roundhouse both are good quality products STAY AWAY from BACHMANN as it is total junk LIFE LIKE i do not know much other than it was junk when i started 12 yra ago all my stuff is ATLAS or KATO when it comes to locomotives sure they cost aroud 80 bucks or so but it is the price you pay for good quality products remember you get what you pay for!!1 as for equipment i would stay with atlas as all my stuff is of thier line and not a bit of trouble with it good luck i hope this helps ya LARRY
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