Tom -- I am curious about your last paragraph. I have the new Flyerchief Berk that has bluetooth capability and I run it from the LionChief app on my iPhone (great fun). I also have the Mikado and Pacific that Flyonel issued in the early aughts - which I think are TMCC. So these can be run from some sort of bluetooth app - or is it a WiFi app(?) - that would let me control them from my iPhone or iPad?? Full functionality? That'd be cool...
In terms of the OP question, there is also a control board made by Bluerail. Some folks here on OGR have used it for converting to pure battery power (i.e., "dead rail"), but if I understand it, these boards can also be used with track power, but they allow control via bluetooth. What I don't remember off the top is whether these boards are installed in place of other control systems like TMCC or Legacy or whether they have some sort of complementary interaction. Obviously for an older Flyer loco, there isn't anything to replace - other than the open frame motor with a DC can motor. In fact, I just checked their website, here; http://bluerailtrains.com/board-sign-up/ and they indeed do have track power boards that are pretty cheap -- $70 each or two for $130. If they would work for a couple of my older Flyer locos, I might just pop for a couple of them and check 'em out. The bluetooth control app mounts on an iPhone. Hmmmm...
Rich
