Dave Ripp. posted:Lots of good opinions here I did use it for around the Christmas tree and agree the copper tabs suck but if it's not being taken apart all the time I thought it might be ok. I have used LIONEL TUBE, GARGRAVES, K-LINE SUPER SNAP ROSS, ATLAS O & FASTRACK on layouts over the years I had problems with rust on FASTRACK & detest ballesting that's why I was thinking about giving the MTH brand a try.
In my neck of the woods, it's pretty easy to find used Real Trax at train shows for really good prices. I put together a 6' x 16' layout using both used and new stuff. It was somewhat of a pain in the posterior getting everything to run properly, but I finally got it figured out. Basically, I like the looks of it and I like the price of it. My next layout will most likely be GarGraves/Ross, but for right now my MTH track is serving me just fine.
If you want to go ahead and give it a try, by all means go for it. Me and several others could give you some good pointers on what to look for and how to prepare the track and switches for painless track laying the first time around. 
