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Owner of USA trains sold me a GP30 last night

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I went to Charles Ro Trains in Malden Ma. last night and met Mr. Charles Ro and found out that he owns USA Trains. He sold me a USA GP30 and gave me an awesome deal on a sound car. Now I've got my first locomotive, a sound car, coal car, and refigerator car and some track. Now I need a power source and controls. I don't have a layout built yet but I want a decent sized layout. I'm just getting started. Bridgewerks 15 amp transformer was recommended to me but I'm not sure of what that consists of. My wife made me leave the store before I'd gotten anwsers to my million questions. Would the bridgewerks 15 amp have everything I would need to run the train or are other components needed? What is neccesary to go with battery power? what must be done to the locomotives? I'm new to garden railroading so the power supply and contolers are still a mystery to me. Could someone recommend power and controller components so I can get information and prices. I'm trying to decide between AC or DC. Also one more question, can a train set up for battery power run on track power as well? If I set up the train as a display for 8 hours continus use iId need it to be track powered. What are the best options without spending a fortune. Bridgewerks 15 amp was $310. I can't spend much more than that right now. What about remote control? Is that way to expensive or is there an affordable combination? One more thing, I live in New Hampshire, does the cold weather effect the batteries? P.S. Thank You Mr. Charles Ro for giving me a great deal, and not making me ask the wife for more money!!!!! Paul2
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