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The major thing about compatibility, though, is in the couplers. Recently, Atlas and other manufacturers have begun to use some design of knuckle coupler by default (to be compatible with Micro-Trains) rather than the old standard Rapido coupler, which is basically an oversize squared-off knuckle. The Rapidos work fine, but because they are oversize they tend to space the cars out with unrealistic gaps. Genuine Micro-Trains (also known as Kadee) knuckle couplers are magnetically activated, so that you can wire in uncoupling magnets; the Rapidos are only manual. <br /> <br />So, you'll need to choose one way or the other, and probably stick with a limited set of manufacturers if you don't want to get into replacing couplers. I am now in the process of replacing my old trucks and couplers with Micro-Trains, standardizing the fleet so that problems are minimized, and the new equipment I buy is generally already M-T equipped (if not made by M-T).
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