So, a follow-up question:
Am I correct in thinking that the antenna-based TMCC is much more complicated than simply running an electrical signal between the rails that could be read by an on-board decoder? Perhaps overly complicated? Was this done so that Lionel could have something to patent and profit on? Or is there a specific benefit to the TMCC approach? I believe that the digital signal sent through the rails is the idea behind DCS, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks!
Dan