DCC Projects & Applications Vol. 2 answers questions about starting with or upgrading Digital Command Control equipment, selecting state-of-the-art gear, and installing and operating these new electronics. Based on the popular Model Railroader magazine column, DCC Corner, this volume focuses on actual readers’ problems and gives real-world solutions that apply to commonly available contemporary equipment.

Introduction..........................4

Getting started using Digital
Command Control................5

Chapter One
Wiring a layout for DCC......7

Chapter Two
The basics of locomotive
decoder installation.............25

Chapter Three
Programming decoders...... 43

Chapter Four
Working with sound
decoders……………..........53

Chapter Five
Realistic lighting……….....71

Appendix
5 steps to troubleshooting
a DCC layout.......................85