Bottom is Legacy control powered by Lionel PowerHouse 180, with 8 remote control FasTrack switches. Top is 2 reverse loops, powered by Lionel LionChief walwart that comes with LionChief sets, with LionChief control. All curves, including switches, are O-36.
When it comes to model/display vs. collect vs. play, I am firmly on the play side. The 8 remote switches with another track above gives me plenty of play, including matching top and bottom trains running over each other. It took some trial and error to get the bottom locomotive to almost but not quite hit the back end when going around the small loops, and the rounded back passenger car did the trick. Hence the passenger cars and freight cars mixed in. Being on the play side, I am not ready for a permanent layout since I cannot resist the temptation to add or remove FasTrack pieces every now and again.
