Can’t really confirm or deny if explorer will activate TAS. It certainly seems feasible, being only a sequence of timed button pushes, but I don’t know. On the other hand, since explorer is running things in a command environment, it’s also feasible that transformer button pushing sequences really aren’t ever used, and therefore wouldn’t be ‘seen’ by the subway as anything other than may rapid horn blows. I’m far from an expert on this, I’m just relaying how I’m interpreting info I’ve read. Perhaps someone with total system knowledge will chime in.
As far as the great expense of a full DCS system, I was there too until recently. As primarily a TMCC user, it finally dawned on me that if I want certain items in certain roadnames, MTH/DCS was going to need to be implemented in to my layout.
As for subways, for the cost of a Lionel subway (if you can find one) you could probably purchase a MTH subway & a TIU for nearly the same price.
Also, stop trying to justify it...just get it. Maybe conventional running will suit you just fine. You’ll find most of us here have succumbed to this, our addiction and repeatedly make irrational and expensive train purchases. To prove this, I just pre-ordered a MTH Lehigh Valley VO-1000 last night from Mr.Muffin...talk about “I WANT I WANT I WANT I WANT!!!!
Tom
