Dave Hikel has a program that translates DCC commands (issued by Freiwald's Train Controller) to DCS commands, allowing that software to operate MTH or Lionel trains. The Train Controller is incredibly sophisticated, I'm pretty sure it is the system behind the Miniature Wonderland In Hamburg, Germany. It's definitely not free, but it handles detection, throws switches, and with Hikel's translation program, runs the trains very well. It will run trains completely randomly, or can be programmed for very complex "schedules" utilizing many trains. I typically have it run three trains on my two interconnected mainlines and it will stop and start trains to allow meets and crossovers. It also runs trains through my two reversing loops, so it's always interesting when the computer is in control. Built into the software is a network server, which allows display of the layout trackplan and shows the location and name of each train as well as the route reserved for it, on any device with a browser. This also allows trains to be operated with the smart devices, with the display fully customizable. Sadly, the throttle display isn't as nice as the MTH or Lionel apps. I could write lots more about this incredible system, but I hope you get the idea.
Of course, you can still operate everything with the proprietary remotes or conventionally, too.
