I'm getting ready to turn my son's wooden push train table (like Thomas) into a smaller sized lego train table. Just wondering if many of you use baseplates under your track? His trains will be the Ghost Train, Potter's Hogwarts Express with 2 cars and a caboose, and the Toy Story Western one. I have both 9v and PF track. I will most lilely use the PF track (save the 9v for Christmas time) around the tree. Trains speeds will be kept slow in the table. I will also remove the motor from time to time to allow him "push the train" time.

I myself do not use baseplates under my track. Baseplates can be used under your tracks, but the curved pieces cannot be attached to the baseplates without doing some modifying. Doing the modifying is pretty annoying if you ask me so I just choose to lay my track without baseplates underneath.