I'd love to help but I think I'm too many thousands of miles away... 
I would strongly suggest you buy one of these:
Micro-trains starter kit
It has everything you need for your first few cars, and full instructions. Once I bought one of these, it all made sense...
Charles
Oh, and you should probably buy this on-line, as your local hobby stores sound like they don't deserve your business...

I would strongly suggest you buy one of these:
Micro-trains starter kit
It has everything you need for your first few cars, and full instructions. Once I bought one of these, it all made sense...
Charles
Oh, and you should probably buy this on-line, as your local hobby stores sound like they don't deserve your business...
