DCC and Model Railroading

DCC has revolutionized model railroad operations. This book explains the basics of DCC systems and components, provides guidelines for choosing and installing a system, and shows how to install and program decoders. Learn how to properly wire a layout for DCC, convert an older DC-block-control layout to DCC, install or upgrade decoders in locomotives including sound decoders and speakers, use readily available software to program decoders, and control your trains using a smartphone or tablet.

Allan Gartner has been interested in model railroading and electricity since elementary school, and is also an active ham radio operator. Allan has worked as an electrical and computer engineer in the telecommunications, robots, and defense industries. He authored Model Railroader's "DCC Currents" column for three years and has hosted his wiringfordcc.com website since the mid-1990s.