Battery power for trains may be all but inevitable. I have several self designed battery powered RC trains running on my layout and their operation is as smooth as velvet.
Why inevitable. Electricity becoming obsolete? Is a chemical battery a better source of DC power than a electrically converted and smoothed infinite DC power source? What land fill will all these chemical batteries be deposited into?
I only comment on this post because it was declared the newest or future of the hobby. Those are strong statements considering all the various ways this hobby is practiced.
They all have pro and cons. Your circumstance dictate which pros you need and which cons you can't have.
Just don't present this as the all pros and no cons solution to model railroading. G
