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Quote from: CraigB on May 02, 2024, 07:16:09 PMIs it really thT easy to do if they are not DCC ready?
Quote...I have a few DC engines from back in the Jurassic that I'd like to run sometimes....
Quote...I understand why people want to try to keep partial DC, to keep locomotives they've already invested in. But really, it's like graduating from elementary school to high school....My experience: If you have a large enough layout, you could keep both the DC and the DCC systems. And yes, you could just install a DPDT switch as suggested, or separate the two electrical systems, DC and DCC from one another. Two entirely separate tracks electrically isolated. I wanted to keep my old "steam locomotives" which I hardly run, and the few DC diesels that I have, and they are on a separate (although short length of track). This is what I call my museum pieces. I can operate them, it's just that they don't go far. My DCC track is the mother of all layouts and for the most part, I never left elementary school with the DC, but jumped directly to graduate school with DCC. I will need you guys to let me know if I ever move from either elementary, high, or higher in this modeling career.
QuoteCan you imagine what would happen on the real railroads if the engineer had to keep running from unit to unit adjusting throttle settings?That's why it's so much fun, it isn't a real railroad! I know... real railroaders need that matching, remember they are doing it for efficiency and well human factors. But since it's a model, having to make those adjustments manually adds to the excitement and actions that only the few "never been on/worked on a real railroad" can enjoy.
Quote from: DustyMarie53! on May 02, 2024, 02:27:31 PMApparently, the diesel co tanker and lighthouse are being discontinued, that's a shame about the lighthouse. Can't really say much positive about the tanker.