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When 2 conductors in the same circuit are close, there is a capacitance effect.  This has no effect on a wire to a lamp, for example.  But when sends higher frequency signals, it could have an effect.  On my layout, I use 14-gauge stranded  THHM wire, available at Lowes, Home Depot, probably Menards, and many good hardware stores.   I keep hot and ground separated.

If you have 2 conductors from different circuits, say 2 hots feeding separate blocks, close together, you MAY experience inductance between them, that a signal on one induces a signal current on the other.

These issues aren't present if one only runs conventional.  But they MAY be if one uses a system that sends signals over the wires to issue commands to locos.

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