Nathan,  I think the MRC 1819 is what I'll buy, thanks! I looked at it's manual from the MRC website. Can the ACC 1&2 outputs from the decoder be used as regular lighting outputs, like for the cab light? If I can I plan to keep the original firebox flicker circuit board and just hook it's power wires to the decoder. Also if you ran into any problem during decoder installation, I would like to know what it was.
                                  Thanks,
                                                Tim

P.S. Does anyone know if the $10.00 smoke unit in the general large scale parts category on the parts website, will fit in the 0-4-0 davenport gas switcher?

Hi, I found a decoder with sounds that i like. It is the tsu-1000 by Tsunami. Would this decoder have enough power to support the motors in the 36-ton shay? If anyone knows, please tell me.
                                                    Thanks,
                                                                 Tim

Thanks guys! All of this info will help a lot in planning the railway. By the way I plan to use the NCE PH-Pro-R as my DCC system. Also does anyone have any suggestions for sound decoders for the shay and davenport locos.
                                      Thanks a lot!
                                                 Tim

Hi,
     Is there a company that makes DCC switches for outside use, in large scale?  Also, what type of track is good to use outside? I am planning to start a garden railway in the spring. I want to go with a mountainous theme, so I bought a Bachmann two-truck shay. It is 36 ton Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. No. 11, the 81196. Also I bought the lumber jack trainset for the second loop, so I need curves to suit both of these engines. I also plan on making a small grade. The tracks will only be a small oval, one inside of the other, the outer one with the grade. So if anyone reccommends a certain type of track please let me know.
                                                                                                      Thanks,
                                                                                                                   Tim

Can the receiver that comes with the Dynamis system be moved around, or does it have to stay with the base? Also, can additional receivers be used without the pro-box?
                     Thanks,
                                     Tim

Is the 81196 2-truck shay DCC-ready? If not, does it require any major effort to convert it to DCC?


                            Thanks,
                                           Tim

Is the engine DCC Ready? And does it have an operating smoke unit?
        Thanks

Is the Polar Express train set (found in the 2001 Bachmann catalog) worth any real value?
                                 I saw one set sell on "eBay" for $711.00!! 

Stephen,
   
               Ive all ready had that problem and ordered that part and fixed it. I'm talking about the 4 pin plug to motor and headlight on my DCC equipped spectrum B&O 2-8-0.

                                T34 

My 2-8-0 engines DCC 4 wire power plug to headlight and motor has a wire pulled out of it . how can I get it fixed.


                                          T34   

I am wondering, I have a dcc engine with a circuit board and a decoder but to convert an engine you only need a decoder ?  Also how many wires come out of the decoder ?

Are the passenger  cars lit on the royal gorge train set and can the engines be converted to DCC ?
                                          Tim

Is it possible to upgrade the overland limited engine to dcc? If so do I only need to buy the decoder and do I need the one with the plug or the wire harness?
                 Thanks

Where can I get a #H11410 for my dcc equiped baldwin 2-8-0.