It’s time to take a look at the components you need to put DCC on your model railroad layout. DCC expert and modeler Steve Barkley introduces to you the materials you’ll need to begin putting DCC on your layout. In this video, learn the necessary information for determining the right command station for you. See examples of different command stations and the features they have as well as how they work. Also, you’ll quickly become aware of the benefits and disadvantages of using certain command stations. Steve later presents three different kinds of throttles you can use while expressing the features of each one. Find out that your throttle generally has to be made by the same manufacturer as your command station. Start gathering up your materials today and have fun running trains! Check out this video on Creating Control Bus Wires when Wiring Your Layout next!
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37:53When building benchwork for model railroads, the first thing you have to plan and think through is the type of scene you want to construct. Depending on the size, shape and placement of your scene in a room, the benchwork you choose might vary. There are positives and negatives to each type of benchwork for…
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2:48At the northwest corner of our expansive model railroad scene we find Floresta Junction, a large staging yard for the C&S and D&RGW railways. In the yards of Floresta, trains travelling both the Colorado & Southern and Denver and Rio Grande Western railways drop shipments and are turned around and reloaded for return journeys, but…
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0:44Along the Colorado and Southern Railway, you’ll find a variety of landscapes and towns that lead the tracks through miraculous terrain with beautiful sights and sounds. Travelers of C&S Railway will pass through pockets of some of the country’s most incredible terrain, such as the Palisades of the Ohio Creek Extension and the secluded corners…
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I presume older trains (1950’s) are incapable of using any sort of DCC?
Hello Lou,
Well, That’s not always the case. Many can be retro fit. The best results would to convert your old open frame motors to a can motor and a flywheel if possible. Northwest Short Line is a great source for the conversion parts.
Thanks,
Douglas
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