some of you have probably read my thread about the thoroughbred trainset i got for the friend in the hospital.
well now i want a set!!!!
i was wandering around the hobby shop today and i love the looks of the union pacific trains, i would def need a set to start as i do not own any trains right now.
what would be my best route to go for an easy set that will not always be out, i dont really have room for a permanent setup so it would be put away after use untill i can figure out something better. i am brand new to this hobby, but i have tinkered in hobby grade rc cars for a while so i know about maintenance and detail stuff

newbie,got myself into quite a pickle.
a few days ago i bought a bachmann thoroughbred set for a friends son who is in the hospital, he absolutly loves it but there seems to be an issue..... i got him another locomotive in the style he likes (cheap one made by model power)
they both work but now he wants to run them both on the same track at the same time, ( the small 48x36 oval that came with the set) they are obviously not equally matched locomotives as they run at different speeds, i got an email from his dad today saying that now they dont want to run properly in reverse and it is beginning to smell when he runs both trains.
im assuming that having 2 trains is overloading the track, is there any way to fix this issue, any bigger controller or better power supply? or does he just have to run 1 train at a time?
this stinks i just wanted to make the kid happy and not spend a fortune but now i think i wasted my money on something i wont be able to expand without a large investment.

PLEASE HELP!!!!