Thanks for all the replies... Whew, I am overloaded right now as all I have ever run or owned has been conventional postwar Flyer, Marx and Lionel. Dad has a 275 watt Z and may get a ZW. I don't think he will get into any DCC or TMCC at all, so he would be looking at a remote for train operation and maybe one that would operate switches also. His switches are all postwar Marx that his "fat gear loco drivers" will be able to go through.
On another note, I will be starting a layout in a couple of years, and would likely use the same type of setup for my postwar Flyer.
So I like parts of each way to set it up, but right now I know barely enough to be dangerous, so I'll need to be walked through the process. I do know I want cleaner power for the layout as well as fast acting circuit protection.
So Gunnerjohn, since he will be buying some new stuff, I will see what the most current current producing equipment can be used. Currently, all his current producing equipment is older and no longer current. Might as well keep all our current producing equipment as current as we can
