Hi there, I bought an SD-45 DCC READY & thought the same thing. If you look at this PDF file
http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/N850X-IS001_2.PDF

You will see that your PC board has the same wiring on it. I did. It'll show you how to wire it for DCC. Hope this helps. Bachmann needs to Be more specific about the instrutions included with their locos in my opinion.

Thanks guys! You've been the best help I've had! I'm going to tackle the dash 8 in a couple of weeks. It's one of my favorite engines so it's a MUST HAVE. The other two are not MUST haves but I may do the U BOAT after the dash 8.

My layout has 18 atlas snap switches ( small yard 5 tracks wide, double main line with 2 crossings to go from main 1 to main 2 & 1 sidding for storage & then the best one, A BEER PLANT!  Simple in & out route with 2 turnouts.)
BUT, I'm beggining to hate them. Rolling stock catching edges of the switch machines housing, shorts, ect. I want to convert everything to under the table at the begining of the year. I use a digitrax DCS 50 & just got into dcc about 6 months ago. I love it. I'm having to study my A#$ off to learn what's going to be the best way to go.
I would like to have automatic signals in the future, maybe the "tortus" SLOW MO switch machines for under the table? sound, & no more than 3 trains going at once with freinds. 2 main line engines running loads & 1 switcher in the yard. ( I'm favoring the MP15 right now.) Would also like to hook the laptop up to it just to play around in geekville for an added demintion. any suggestions?
THANKS AGAIN GUYS FOR THE GREAT HELP. YOU MAKE A NEWBE FEEL RIGHT AT HOME!

Hi railfans!
Need some help guys! I have 3 engines I want to convert to dcc.
#1. Bachmann spectrum GE DASH 8-40C (Item # 85062)
#2. Bachmann U36-B (Item # 64068)
#3. Bachmann GP-50 southern (Item # 61254)

I'm wondering if I can use a DZ123 Z Scale Mobile Decoder for all three of these. If not, can you guys help me out & give me some advise. Maybe a link or something showing how to do this. From now on I'm buying dcc ready or DCC equipped. Thanks yall! may the rails be with you...