Thank you all for your great advice, I see a booster in my future. DCC is great, always more to learn. Nick

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I am rebuilding my HO layout from the ground up but am hoping to keep my NCE Powercab as my sole source of power. Please refer to this linked diagram. Overall layout dimensions are 16x16, and I was ho

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A final thanks to everyone that has provided feedback. It is much appreciated and at this point I feel I have sufficient information to move forward. Nick

Thank you, Tim. I’m trying to understand your recommendation. I do have two existing PSX-ARs I can re-use. Are you suggesting eliminating the two turnouts altogether, or simply ending the reversing se

Back from my travels. The original file, New RR Design.pdf, has been labeled with arrows added to make it clear where I see a train departing the yard and arriving in the opposite direction. Train sta

My apologies, I'm traveling at the moment and don't have access to my plan. Once I'm back next week I'll label and re-post so it's clear where my concern is. Get Outlook for Android

Thank you all for your feedback so far. Jim, the entire "purple" section in the original file allowed a train to exit the yard going right-to-left and re-enter the same yard left-to-right. To get this

Hi, I'm re-starting my RR from scratch (getting more space is wonderful). I've found reversing sections aren't my strong suit, so I'm seeking feedback on the plan to see if I have it right - or too mu

Interesting. I don't have any Athearn locos at the moment (Bowser/Stewart, a couple Overland, and a lone Bachman). I would be interested if anyone else ran into similar problems with other brands, and

I was actually considering the Rapido Trains Railcrew uncoupler. I've watched a couple install videos and these seem to be the better/easier option for retrofit in my situation.

Thank you all for your responses, it definitely sounds like this is better done with 12v DC.

I have a couple spots on my layout where I'd like to use remote uncouplers and didn't see what I was looking for in past posts here. I've seen references about activating these through a DCC throttle

Thank you, it did not occur to me that this information would be in the instructions. I had already watched a video of an install, thinking there was no need to dig into the specific instructions unti

I've been eyeballing Rapido switch machines because of the associated switch stands and indicators, which I've never sen with Tortoise. What isn't clear on their web site is what accessory decoder wou

Thank you for all your responses on this. Someone did point out quickly what I was too dense to see - the obvious! I typically do my programming with JMRI, hence the desire to “write” changes and once

Looking over the newly posted material on this topic I'm feeling a little dense. I currently have a Powercab with the NCE auto switch for a separate programming track I installed directly under my lay

I have three of these on my layout and I like to think of them as just two turnouts crammed together, the same as having a left turnout follow a right. They are wired as you would any turnout. Is your

It would probably help if I clarified further. I did also purchase the Walthers distribution block 942-111, which I originally thought was DC only until last night when I realized is has 8 pins for I/

Yes, basic green machine with the built-in decoder (I believe referred to as SMAIL). No DC involved at all, I power these from the track bus so the Power Cab/JMRI/WI Throttle can throw them.

The net result of running one of the track feeds to pin 1 of the 942-121 and back out of pin 3 to the #8 pin on the Tortoise was both LEDs showing yellow and the push button having no effect whatsoeve