Yardmaster96 posted:May I say that I am grateful to both of you for your sound advice. As both of you know from experience, having a problem with your train track is not the same as having a problem with your furnace or your satellite dish. I can call my furnace guy or Directv and get those repaired or maintained, but I'm on my own when it comes to the track and in most cases, shipping and handling becomes the only way to contact your guy to fix it. At least in this case I have found a pool of people who can help me decide what to do. Thanks to all of you for your advice, and record straight, I like Lionel and MTH equally, but I've had bad experiences when trying to return items or get broken items repaired, and Lionel sort of got grouped into the mix as being a possible candidate. I'm going to troubleshoot first and then go the order the new stands route. I will call Lionel as suggested.
If you don't have a local dealer that will stand behind their train product sales, then, calling the manufacturer should be your first move, especially if something doesn't work out of the box.
