John, you mentioned DCC. The newer MTH engines run on DCS or DCC. There is a little switch on the under frame to make the selection. I use MTH's DCS system so know very little about DCC except as you said it is open sourced and there are many manufacturers that are compatible with on another in the HO market. I don't know if Lionel is doing this or not. Since Williams by Bachmann aren't command controlled, you would have to install a decoder.
We had a great Christmas and New Year. Thank you!
