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There are a couple of things you need to think about: 1. Are you using steel or nickel silver track - Most train sets come with steel track which is less conductive and requires more cleaining. So buying trainsets is a cheaper way of acquiring track but it will generally be of lower quality (i.e. steel). 2. You don't have to stay with the Life-like track. They make transition pieces that transform the end of the lifelike track from that zigzag shape to a flat butted end which you can then connect to bachman ez track (by snapping of the tabs on the bachman track) or atlas snap track which is much cheaper. If you use atlas track you will have to bring it up to the height of the liflike track by using some sort of road bed - I recommend ami instant roadbed (in two layers. As for the prices of the lifelike track I'm sure the packs are multiple pieces of track - probably 4 or 6 straight sections. Look at the suggestions I made and then go to your local hobby shop and tell them what your considering.
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