@CurlSnout posted:Another question, since I'm at it: I'm planning on running, for each loop of track, a main bus line and multiple power drops spaced at more-or-less regular intervals. Might I just be better off going for ONE of the newer 'big' transformers, and using that to run both loops on the new layout? The loops on the new layout will each be about 69' total length.
One option would be to use the KW for loops 1 and 2 and use your 1033 or GW-180 for all of the accessory power on the board.
My MTH locos only draw an amp or so each - so figure 30W per locomotive conservatively. Postwar stuff is another story. I think you shouldn't have two much trouble running 3 or 4 locos from a KW if they are a mix of modern and postwar. Depending on how many passenger cars you have that can change things - but if you switch those to LED lighting, that will remove them from the equation almost entirely.
