Thank you all again  .  I would have somebody from my model railroad club install the decoder, but unfortunately, our club activities have been suspended until further notice due to COVID.  There is a local hobby shop that installs decoders for a price and in looking at their online store, they appear to have a Digitrax 1.5 amp DCC decoder for HO scale trains, though I'm not sure if this is the same as the DZ126 previously mentioned.

I want to thank all of you for your replies, as I, being a novice model railroader, figure I could use all the help I can get.  To provide specifics on some things, I did plan on using the DC locomotive as a switcher in my yard, so unfortunately it would likely spend quite some time waiting for trains to come in.  I'm also not sure of there would be a way for me to turn off power to the tracks in my yard, as all of the switches are manual and (I suspect) non-power-routing.  I did also read the guide for installing the Digitrax D125 decoder, yet while I have seen folks at my model railroad club use a soldering iron, I have never used one myself.  Thank you again!!

Hello,
I recently purchased the Bachmann USRA 0-6-0 PRR Locomotive #3233 for use on my layout as a switcher.  I had planned on running this engine (and all of my other locomotives) with the Bachmann EZ Command DCC Controller, but although I was under the impression that I could run one DC/Analog locomotive with this particular controller, I learned on various model railroad forums that doing so will burn out the motor and electronics on the DC locomotive.  With that in mind, I figured I would need to purchase and install a DCC decoder for my locomotive, though I'm not sure how I'd go about installing one.  Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Hello,
Thank you for letting me know .  I'm guessing the configuration you have would be called a "dogbone," with a module for each loop (I've seen diagrams for this in the Auto-Reverse Module Instruction Booklet).  The track configuration I'll likely have is an oval for the main line, a passing siding at the bottom of the oval (for trains to enter the station), and crossover tracks for the reversing loops and industry sidings.  Basically, it will be a sideways figure-8 with an oval for the main line around it and sidings within the loops of the figure-8.  Additionally, someone at my model railroad club informed me that this will create two reversing loops, which is why they recommended having two reversing modules.  I've also made absolutely certain that each portion of the reversing loops are longer than my longest train.  Thank you again!! 

OK, thank you for letting me know .  I've talked with some of the other folks at my model railroad club, and they affirmed what you mentioned previously about needing to gap/insulate the rails before the reversing loops.  I'll be using Kato HO Unitrack for my layout (as my current layout is comprised of this type of track), and have found that Kato sells Insulated rail joiners for just such a purpose; I also plan on using Kato Terminal Unijoiners to connect the Bachmann Auto-Reverse Modules to the Unitrack.  I"ll be running trains using a Bachmann EZ Command Controller connected to a feeder track at the bottom of my layout, but will connect the Auto-Reverse Modules and Terminal Unijoiners to the passing siding and crossover tracks above the feeder track.  I think this may be a viable option, but I welcome any opinions/suggestions on this matter.

Hello,
I'm planning on expanding my current 4 x 8 layout to a 5 x (nearly) 10 layout with industry sidings, a yard, and two reversing loops.  I plan on using Bachmann EZ Command to run the trains, and also plan on installing two Bachmann Auto Reverse Modules for the two reversing loops.  I have, though, read the instructions for the EZ Command Controller, and it says particular care must be taken with track configurations with reversing loops.  I'm wondering, then, if I should install the Auto-Reversing Modules to the track before connecting the power supply.

Hello,
I've designed an expanded plan for my layout that would incorporate a double reversing loop, much like a figure 8.  I was informed that I would need an auto-reverser for this configuration, and figured the E-Z  Command Automatic Reversing Loop Module would be simple enough.  My question is, would this module work with track that isn't Bachmann EZ Track?

I'm starting to get involved more seriously into model railroading, and was contemplating purchasing the E-Z Track World's Greatest Hobby set. I've heard conflicting reviews on E-Z Track, with some positive and others negative.  Has anyone experienced problems with E-Z Track before?