DCC AND DC operation

[grandpops]

Can a DCC equipped engine running properly on DCC be allowed to run onto a DC powered track? I know that Bachmann decoders are dual mode (DCC or DC) so it seems as though it should work.

I ask because I'd like to try out some automation ideas. One of them would have a train (DCC equipped)  run into a siding under DCC control. At some point a sensor would be triggered that would cause the track power on the siding to be switched from DCC to DC. The DC voltage level could be set at a level approximately matching the the loco's speed or it could be set at zero, depending on which would allow this scheme to work.

Thanks,
Walt

[richg]

Yes, it can be done. You just have to know how to design and build the circuits.

Rich