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Ted Sowirka posted:
Thor are you using 3-rail track with AC power? If I may ask, whose DCC "command base" and controller are you using? Thanks!

Yep, it's all 3-rail, gargraves track and ross switches. I use an NCE system with the 10 amp booster and a couple of the wireless cabs. Macros are easy to program and are really handy for yard work, and setting up consists is a snap. It's a solid system that just works, and it's great to be able to walk around the house wherever and still control things. I posted a little more detail about my layout here, and you may be interested in this as well.

In addition, the serial interface is great for computer control. I use JMRI for decoder programming and layout control. Here's a screenshot of one of my JMRI panels for this year:

Controlling things from an ipad or touchscreen laptop is really cool.

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