Edit topic

Updated your discussion topic below.

Subject
Enter a subject for your topic. Maximum 150 characters.
Post Body
Enter your post below.
My wife gave me an assortment of model railroad track and stock recently. The track is Life-like's Power-Loc. While I don't have space for actually laying down a layout the speed and mobility of the Power-Loc track is quite appealing to me...the problem: Price. She has given me what they call "expansion packs", that contain powered turnouts, spare track etc. They don't contain enough track to really make a decent setup. I visited Life-Like's website, and found there bulk track listings (though they don't tell you how many sections come to a package). The 9" straights were listed at about $4.50 a package (does anyone know if that contains more than one section). Also, no one seems to carry Life-Like's track or trainsets (probably a cheaper method to get a complete loop of track) where I live, and the pricing is much higher than what I can get in the way of Bachmann sets (using the same EZ track design) or even Athearn's snap track, when I can actually find it. I doubt either of these is compatiable w/Life-Like's Power-Loc. In short, what do you all think of this product. Should I continue using it, and bite the bullet on the price (has anyone else used it, purchased it???)? Or should I switch over to a different manufacturer such as Bachmann or Atlas that make there own types of snap-track? Let me know what you think...
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag
E-mail Subscribe
Check the box below if you want to receive e-mail notifications when replies are made to this thread.

Receive notifications

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit topic

Subject

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

E-mail Subscribe

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community