Thank you for all of your help!! I now have a good idea what to do.  My only other question is will the power source for the old style track work on ez track?  Do you need an adapter?


I bought a large tub of trains at a yard sale with the hopes of giving them to my 5 yr. old for Christmas. They are the old style track. Ho scale with lots of gates, stations and other accessories. My father in law picked up the power source for me while on a trip out of town. There are no hobby shops near us. After hooking everything up the trains will run a little but keep stopping.  I think the tracks are not making a good connection. They are old and the clips are not holding them tight enough.  I am trying to figure out if I should just scrap the track and buy the new ez track. Does the easy track use the same controller. We have already sunk $65.00 into a controller. Are there any adapters to make the crossing gates and other accessories work with the ez track?  I know nothing about trains. Thanks for any advice.