Hello all,
My Experiences.
When I see the videos from Bachmann and read the posts here, and see other HO videos, I get the impression that having all the rails clean and free of contamnation is important.
If the EZ Track is in a permanent installation it will accumulate contamination, etc. After some time, I can see how it could be a problem. But if the layout is periodically cleaned I would think it would be okay. Also, multiple power feed points would be helpful. So, I think it is okay for temporary installations.
I recently started to get back into HO and started to buy Bachmann stuff. I found that the tolerances were low on some HO running stock, so it could be a problem at the switches. I did not like the engines but I liked the Silver Series cars. The switches have small plastic protrusions. I bought 5 engines from Bachmann with DCC, plus some analog engines, plus the EZ track, plus Atlas 100 track. But, I sold the engines on E Bay and bought MTH and Proto engines on E Bay (not expensive).
I kept the EZ track and Silver Series cars.
I sold the Atlas 100 tracks. It seemed cheap. Also, I simplified the layout to have only 4 switches. It might be made more complicated later. The DCC is just controlling the engines.
If one looks at U Tube, most EZ Track installations seem temporary, which seems to be the strong point of EZ Track. And, you can keep the temporary track clean.
PS: The silver looks nicer than all black.