It looks to me like the EZ App will control only the train and not the turnouts.  Don't see much good in that.  Navigating the train through the various turnouts and crossovers is the fun part to me.  Of course my train sits on my wife's dining room table; no artistic landscaping for me.  Finally found a good use for the dining room.

I'm wondering if the power is compatible (same NEMA plug, 60 Hz vs 50 Hz, 110 V vs 220 V, etc.).  I'm also wondering why it isn't being marketed by Bachmann USA.

I'm getting ready to purchase a second train.  My layout contains 5 turnouts and 2 crossovers.  I want to control one train while my grandson controls the other.  I want each of us to be able to control the turnouts and crossovers.  It appears the only way to provide this functionality is via the Dynamis Pro System which appears to be a standard Dynamis System with the Pro equipment added on.  I now see that there is a Dynamis Ultima System that combines both and adds additional capability.  But it appears to be available only in Europe.  Does anyone have any info on this system?  Will it be made available in the US?

Jward, thanks for the education.  I appreciate it.  That must mean that the premise for this discussion is incorrect.  Richardm believes the 44131 turnout has a wired frog, but in reality, it is insulated.  I checked my turnout with a multi-meter and none of the conductive surfaces changed polarity in response to switching the turnout.  From your explanation and my examination, it appears that the frog is plastic.  Do you know why this small triangular section of the turnout is called a frog?

I guess MMR refers to "Master Model Railroader," a certification obtained via the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA).  Almost as many abbreviations as in the government.  I am curious: do any of you MMR's use digital scopes to troubleshoot these issues or is everything done via a multimeter?

I'm new to this but I do have several turnouts including the 44131.  I'm guessing that the "frog" is that portion of the turnout that swivels back and forth to switch tracks.  I'm also guessing that "electrically wired" "frogs" means that they don't have to be manually switched back and forth.  There appears to be at least 2 types of electrically wired frogs: externally wired (via a switch and some wiring) and DCC controlled.  The 44131 is DCC controlled so no external wiring or switch required.  You should probably assign the turnout an address (1 - 9) and program it before first use.  Easy to do once connected to the track.  Program via DCC controller; instructions provided with turnout.  You don't have to do anything to the wiring within the turnout.

I ran into the same issue on the 60 degree crossing track.  You don't get any extra pieces with it.  There was a diagram that came with it and I figured out what it meant when I tried to piece adjacent track to it.  Arranged track layout so I didn't have to cut on an expensive turnout.

Thanks, Rich.  Configuration Variable (CV).  I wasn't even close.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is CV2?  Control voltage #2?

Curious if anyone else has run into this problem.

The train responds to the controller.  It speeds up and slows down, goes in reverse, no problem.  The problem is that when I turn the speed control all the way CCW (counterclockwise), the train just slows way down but doesn't come to a complete stop.  If I reverse direction, it does the same thing in the other direction.  It's not an issue with the train communicating with the controller.  I switched address and moved the controller off of CCW stop position then switched back to address 3 (the train) in hopes that I would gain some additional range on the CCW end of the controller to reach a full stop.  No help.  Sometimes the train will come to a complete stop but most times it will not.  I think the controller is out of adjustment.  I don't have another train.  I don't have another controller.

I have an Echo Valley train.  I've added much track and several turnouts, and crossovers.  My current layout easily supports 2 trains simultaneously but I want to be able to park the trains via a turnout.  I have not yet purchased second train.  My problem is that often the train will not come to a complete stop, even with the control knob turned completely CCW.  I've even tried switching the control to another number, turning the knob CW a bit, then re-selecting 3 (assigned to my train).  Didn't help.  The train gradually backs into the Hayes Bumper and the wheels keep turning.  Go forward, won't stop. Go in reverse, won't stop.  I would appreciate any help.

I see now, in a more general sense, any path that reverses the direction of the train will create this "short circuit" problem.  50 years ago, my Lionel Super-O train set didn't have this problem due to the symmetrical power rails.  It also had a nice feature on the electrical turn-outs (switches).  If you drove the train in to the Y end of the turnout with the turnout switched in the wrong direction, it would automatically immediately switch to accommodate the train without derailing it.  Too bad the Bachmann turnouts don't have this feature.  I read that you could simply run the train over the Bachmann turnout with it switched in the wrong direction and the train would not derail.  That has not been my experience.

Terry, yes, this is basically what I was considering.  But it appears to me that the turn-out paths will create short circuits.

I am new to HO track.  It appears to me that, since the track rails are asymmetrical with respect to electrical power, a figure 8 layout might pose some restrictions.  If I call the 2 electrical conductors A and B, is it true that conductor A resides on the outboard rail on one half of the figure 8 and on the inboard rail on the other half?  If this is true, I assume I would not be able to connect the two halves of the figure 8 with two turnouts (switches), else I would create a short circuit.  I would have to create a double figure 8 using two crossing tracks and connect the two outer lobes of the dual figure 8 via turnouts?