I'm going to get this setup running if it bankrupts me (which it shouldn't, really). And I think that I'll do more (now) than simply run a train on a board with track on it, which is what we used to have.

The transformer is a Z model from Lionel. It's dirty and has surface rust on the plate, the lights at the top are gone, and it will have to be rewired, possibly rebuilt. The track is rusty; that I'll just replace. And I have to find out how to repair the coupler that's come off one of the cars.

None of this seems insurmontable, but I'll have to brush up my soldering skills.