Dave, thank you for your answer to my question about powering up my DCS system. NYCBuffalo and Ron, thank you for the answers about using a ZW and for putting an inline fuse on one leg of the power to the TIU. Do you happen to know what size fuse to use? I'll also have to check into the Z-500 and 750 bricks you spoke about also. Mikey and JHFun, I appreciate the information about the other transformer options from MTH, I'll have to keep an eye out for some of them and maybe I can find a good deal on one. John Coy, I like your suggestion but I'm also hoping to be able to run a couple of my conventional engines as well. Marty, to answer your question, to start with, I'll have about an 8' piece of straight track that I will use to move the engines back and forth, just to get used to hooking the system up, then as I try and figure out how I'm going to do some benchwork in my room, I'll have about a 9' length of loop on the floor for a Carpet Central run. I'm planning on trying to get this done over the weekend as I'm really hoping to be able run some trains. Its not what I really want but it will have to do for the time being.
Anybody out there have a Z-4000 they want to part with? 
Thanks again guys for the help. I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful upcoming weekend.
