I am now understanding the debate and feel that this is what possibly happened to my MTH railking ES44ac locomotive. The only thing is i did not notice any derailment that might have triggered this event. I have the DCS system and feel confident that i have wired and hooked up my system correctly. I am relatively new to the world of O-scale trains. This TVS talk has certainly opened my eyes. On my layout I have added two additional sidings. My plan was to goto the DCS system for the purpose of turning on and off the engines I wanted to use at any time. I guess my plan is flawed because I haven't added any power switches to those sidings. So if any issue arrises I possibly could have a runaway train on my hands??? I will admit i got confused with one member saying you don't need TVS and another prominent member saying it can't hurt. I am far from a handy guy with regards to train repair. Although I am willing to learn. I just don't know if my confidence level is up to the challenge. Once again thank you OGR members for opening up a nice healthy debate that I am sure more people are learning from like myself!
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