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Now, here’s Ben’s question which hopefully you can help him with:

My question is an extremely broad one – where to Start with DCC? I am fully under way constructing Scene #1 of my 20ft by 24ft ‘Coal to ‘Synthetic-Oil’ circa post 1990 layout’ (the entire layout is modular and divided into 4 separately built scenes that in time will be added together) and will finish main construction soon. Thus comes the next phase – wiring the track and accessories up and begin running locomotives and an electronic turntable.

So in a nutshell I am asking, where to start with DCC. Methods in wiring up my track, turnouts, and turntable for and in DCC mode? Recommended DCC Manufacturers for both Command Control and locomotives? And is it easily expandable when I expand by adding the other scenes over time?

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