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With this being your first passenger train I would stick to tried and true and not dump a lot of money into a car. Athearn cars are inexpensive, nicely painted, well detailed, reliable and stay on the track. They are forgiving on bad trackwork, handle switches better than the longer cars, and if you want a longer train just buy an extra car or two and you will have more passenger train then you need. Purchasing exotic passenger equipment at this stage in your hobby life is just not necessary or wise. As the length of the passenger car gets longer you get into issues of track quality, switch performance, derailing issues that are sometimes difficult to correct unless you are well qualified to address bad track problems, etc. You want to be able to put a train on the track and have it operate without issue. Stick with the basics until you have mastered some of the skills of modeling. Don't do too much all at once or frustration can replace excitement. <br /> <br />Fools tread where angels fear to go is a worn-out phrase, but in HO it might be appropriate. Take small steps before the leaps and keep your pocket book intact along the way.
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