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$$$ must you be rich to run garden trains?

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I really feel for folks like yourself coming along now trying to get started up in the hobby.  The cost of track now makes getting started increasingly more difficult.  I NEVER in a million years thought I would end up with the number of engines, rollinging stock or track that I do now.  When you are first getting started, it seems like you will never be able to afford alot of stuff, but over time your collection will grow if you can sacrifice from other areas.  Just try and hang in there, be patient as much as possible and it will come together evenutally.  :)  I have to echo Marty's comments, I drive older used cars and fix them myself, don't take vacations, dont eat out, etc to be able to dump more money into the trains and for me it's all worth it.  I'd rather have what I have in trains than a new car sitting in the driveway.  Besides, once they're bought they cost almost nothing to operate and enjoy.  Although I think you have it figured out now, with using SS rail, you can't run too long a stretch of track without proper feeders otherwise the electrical resistance of the SS rail will degrade the DCS signal.  See my site (DCS tips for more info):  <a href="http://www.rayman4449.dynip.com/">www.rayman4449.dynip.com</a>  That is probably the source of alot of your frustration, but one you get it setup right, your SS setup will be troublefree.  If you ever get stuck with the DCS stuff shoot me an email.  Email address is on my homepage.Don't give up and hang in there!Raymond
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