Thank you to those who responded. Layout is DCC, so will check on installing Stay Alive. Not sure how complicated installation would be. Perhaps there is someone out there that installs Stay Alive for a price?
Cordially, Minerjoe

A while back I read about using a capacitor to provide electrical backup for the occasional poor rail contact, which can happen even with regular rail maintenance. Has anyone done this? Any thoughts?

Have tried to order 0n30 18' flat cars through distributor. Back ordered. When will these be available?

I am looking for portotypical hand operated switch stands for Micro Engineering on30 turnouts.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thanks

I am looking for suggestions to improve the electrical pickup on the two Porters.  Thanks, minerjoe

Thanks to all who replied to my inquiry concerning radius and rail size.  I am gathering info before planing and construction of a new layout.

I was wondering if anyone has an opinion concerning reliable running of equipment on the new Micro Enginering code 70 rail.  Also, what is a good minimum radius for running all of the Bachmann locomotives?