For my layout, the signal enhancer from GRJ and Dale was the best solution. I had fastened wire under the layout and that was a true pain and only helped a little, but there were still some locomotives which I could not run. Once I got the booster, all problems were eliminated. I was able to remove all of the ground plane wires and the control did not regress . I do not have complex overhead tracks but a lot of parallel especially in yards.
Marty