How do you control your trains

With my frontal Lobe.

Legacy, TMCC, DCS and Conventional.

 I bought the Legacy first, then picked up a couple of TMCC sets cheap, I have a lot of TMCC engines and that made some extra controllers cheap. I recently did some (Iron)Horse trading with my LTS and finally got my DCS system, plus a Railking Santa Fe Northern.

 I don't have a permanent layout right now, so I don't get to use the various systems often enough to get well versed in their formats, I find the TMCC easiest to use, but like the features of Legacy and DCS.

 I DEFINITELY prefer the wiring of Legacy/TMCC to that of DCS, I have three independent loops for the Christmas Tree, Carpet & Western (CTC&W) so the two around the room loops are Legacy/TMCC and DCS, with the treeloop Legacy/TMCC, I didn't want to mess with another TIU for that loop, so no PS2/3 locos running command under the tree.

Doug

You didn't give the option for "The Force".  Many a times, I just close my eyes and concentrate and the engine flips off of the track as if by magic.

My tmcc is nice but I am on the fence if I want the legacy..

I have TMCC, DCS, and Legacy...BUT...for the last couple of weeks I have been enjoying conventional.  Had a rash of disasters with my DCS locomotives so I am taking a break and going a simpler route for a little while....

Alan

I guess I'm still a novice (one year in DCS) so I'm still "developing" my skills in the electronic world. My visitors love the special effects of DCS but some of the "conventional" engines are pretty good also in sound effects.My vote: 3 DCS, 5 conventional.

P.S. Wow I would surely like to know how to convert/change PS-1 to 2 or 3 (and similar stuff).

I control the trains with a transformer. Out of the collection, I have three PS1 engines that are the first of the Railking line, that, as soon as I heard about the BCR... I converted all of them, they are still running without a hitch. I am tempted by the RC control of Aristo Revolution..I just need to learn more about it..

I am tempted by the RC control of Aristo Revolution

I just ordered one a few days back...and am anxious to implement it once it arrives. While i have zero experience with the other offerings other than conventional - there is something about Aristo's design that - at least for me - just makes good sense: constant voltage on the track with engine control via RF. I should add that my 'layout' is being built outdoors.

Not sure it is easily done...but it would be nice to see separation of power requirements of 'command' control from 'motor' control.  A battery pack could power engine commands....with the track power being tapped for the motors, lights, etc.

So as of today, we conventional troglodytes are winning by a comfortable margin at 63%. Hopefully that encourages the mfrs to keep offering good scale models without the added expense of command control.

You may want to recheck your math. Last I looked the conventional votes were at 29% while the "both TMCC/Legacy & DCS" was at 28%.

Must be using the "new math".   63 votes, not 63%.

TMCC/DCS with Z4000 on my layout.  

Like WildMary and PassengerTrainCollector, I use TMCC and have had non-Lionel locomotives translated over to TMCC. Those that have not yet received their "elective-surgery" seem content to pose as "Shelf Queens," quietly enjoying the view of everything else bell-ringing and horn-honking their speed-varied journeys around their loops in a happy little township. (The occasional dusting w/ sable brushes helps 'em feel special and included.) (The rolling-eyes are me confessing I'm being corny.)

Frank M.

Doh! Sorry all - Now you see why I don't even attempt to figure out TMCC or DCS!

Conventional, though one loco is equiped with TMCC.  Many have sound.

Controlled by Lionel CW-80s (I have had good luck with them), I can run two O trains simultaneously, with two additional trains staged in sidings.

Plus On30 - one train, with a siding planned (conventional DC controlled).

Plus two spurs, one with a loco to swap out, and the other with a doodlebug - RMT Buddy.

I will probably go with DCS for 'S' when MTH releases their (new to MTH) S scale stuff.  To go on a new shelf layout in my home office. 

TMCC.  But love conventional the old ZW.  Must admit TMCC and what

it can do is most enjoyable.

Many thanks,

Billy C 

I have both tmcc and legacy but I have only used the tmcc.and it will be a few months till I get the layout built and all the track installed.So we will see how things go and I'm looking forward to all the work I have to do and maybe it will be good for my leg that I lost almost 2 years ago

We're using a ZW-C with 4 180watt bricks and a Z4000, all running through 2 TIU's, and controlled with Cab1, Cab2, and/or the DCS remote, with the capability of running all the Post War engines conventionally using the remotes Even the turntable is controlled by the Cab1 or Cab2 remote.  

I'm ditching DCS for QSI Titan & GWire..That way I can choose my own sounds thank you lil' Mikey

GWire is DCC thru the air via either track power or batteries.

I threaten them with a "Time Out" and if that does not work, a good smack  .  .  .

Scrappy

My O-gauge trains are controlled by 60 Hz modulated amplitude sine wave electricksity from vintage transformers, with digital input (from my fingers/digits).

Judging from the receipts that I keep in a file cabinet, I don't control them...they control me.

(the real answer is batteries and R/C, with batteries charged on the fly with catenary and outside third rail.)

I run everything with Lionels LEGACY SYSTEM. 90% of my locomotives are Legacy. 

After reviewing the 8th OGR VIDEO--I see Why Hot Water enjoys command control this is one nice Engine Terminal. Great Video, and all the layouts were super!!!

Conventional transformer control only, on my layout.