Help with E-Z track

[dgwood1025]

I am new to this hobby and I just purchased a train set for my daughter which came with E-Z track, I also got a bunch of E-Z track off of Ebay. My question is there a way to use other track with the E-Z track? I heard that the switches that E-Z track makes are not that good and to use Peco or Atlas switches. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Darinn

[Nigel]

Hi Darinn;

It is practical to use other brands of switches only if you rigidly (glue) the track down to a surface or framework.  That said, if you do rigidly attach the track, you only need to raise the other brands of switches to the same level as the E-Z tack.

Personally, I would use the E-Z track switches until they fail, learn about model railroading, and then if the interest is still there, invest in track for a pernament layout.  In my opinion, there is little difference between Atlas and Bachmann switches.  Peco are superior.