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I currently have two wide display shelves holding 3 sets of trains each on gargraves track. The shelves are one on top of the other. If I'm attempting to provide power to the track so I can make use of the trains lights/sounds (and hopefully not run them off the shelf!), what are some ideas to go about this the best way? These are all TMCC trains, and I don't have a transformer at the moment. Thanks in advance! 

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Thanks for the idea of a roller base. So since I'm mainly a display guy and have never built a layout outside starter sets, would getting the lights/sounds to work in conventional mode be as simple as getting a transformer, hooking it up to a gargraves terminal track and powering it? What would be the easiest way to source power to the other two trains on the shelf? Thank you guys again for the responses, very much appreciated!! 

If your intent is to display only and you still want the lights/sounds in the motor units to operate, I'd be inclined to simply disconnect the motors or pull the brushes to maintain power to the motive units but disable their capability to move.  From what I can see in your picture, it looks simple enough to use terminal tracks that can either be daisy-chained from the transformer or selected individually with a rotary or multiple position push button switch.  Good luck.

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