DC Layout with Common Rail Wiring

Started by DClifton, September 25, 2023, 01:20:42 PM

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DClifton

I have the book "Wiring Your Model Railroad" but have a question not answered there.  I am planning a DC layout, two cabs and isolated blocks on the layout.  If two trains are running simultaneously on isolated oval rail lines, and I stop cab A, switch it to reverse, did I just slam cab B with a voltage reversal?  Is the only solution to not use a common ground?

jward

Both cabs will operate independently of each other. One cab is not affected by the other cab's polarity.
Jeffery S Ward Sr
Pittsburgh, PA


trainman203

A flashback to the Model Railroad Jurassic. I haven't heard of this stuff since I was a teenage Model Railroader.