https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/12/double-loop-power-loc-track.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=double-loop-power-loc-track Model railroads and model trains Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/12/double-loop-power-loc-track.html#comment-569 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:17:48 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/12/double-loop-power-loc-track.html#comment-569 You would need a separate controller for each loco, either DC or DCC. For DC operation you would need to wire your tracks in a 2 cab configuration with isolated control blocks and toggle switches, for DCC the loco’s decoder would respond to whichever controller has it’s address. DCC is simpler in this regard, but the initial cost of the system plus decoders sometimes scare folks off. Then again, toggle switches aren’t cheap either, and you would need a lot of them (at least 8, four for each loop, to begin with).
There are books available for wiring that should help immensely.

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