Reply to "Cab1 worth getting to use with dcs?"

I use both the CAB1 and  CAB2.  My primary reason was that on my earlier layout I would run multiple trains per loop and use the DCS "ALL" command to start all the trains on a particular loop.  DCS (at least in earlier versions) would throw the TMCC/Legacy engines into the inactive area.  By the time I got them back to the active area to control that train, the first train on the loop would run into the back end of my last train (usually Legacy).  By using the separate controller, I could start all the DCS trains on a particular loop while starting the Legacy train with the CAB2 simultaneously.  I do currently use the CAB1 to control my ERR converted operating cars and the CAB2 to control my Legacy engines.