Question re: "DCC Ready"

[MikeO]

Will a "DCC Ready" locomotive co-exist with my older straight DC locomotives?  I am a "mature" person and am sticking with the "old school" DC block control.  I am interested in acquiring a Bachmann locomotive that is listed as "DCC Ready".

[ACY]

It will work fine since a DCC ready locomotive does not have a DCC decoder.

[Hunt]

DCC ready is short for 'DCC ready for a decoder to be installed.'

DCC Ready means the motor brushes are isolated from the power pickups and there is some means, a socket, solder pads, wires or something else, to accept the installation of a DCC decoder.

[MikeO]

Thank you ACY and Hunt - you have answered my question.  MikeO