DC VS DCC

[Anonymous]

I am very interested in getting started in model railroading HO scale,what exactly does DC and DCC stand for,i know DC is the old system but what are the differences, i dont plan on doing anything real elaborate but would like to eventually run two trains at once ,any advice would be greatly appreciated.im totally new at this and just trying to find the best and easiest route to go.cost is not a major factor...Thanks,Tom

[spankybird]

Hi Tom,

Welcome to the CTT Trains Forum.

DC is the curent type and in HO is commonly refered to as conventional mode of operation, DCC is the command mode of operation

You may find more help on the Model train Part of the Forum, this is where most of the HO folks hang out

here is the link

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=88

tom

[Anonymous]

Tom is correct. DC stands for direct current which is the type of electricty HO uses and DCC is Digital Command Control which is a type of operation used in HO.
If you are going to get into DCC I would recommend to buy locomotives that come with it already installed in the loco. Broadway Ltd makes a great line of DCC equipted locos.
DCC ready means you still have to buy the circuit to put in the loco and if you want sound becomes a touchy issue.
That again is where Broadway Ltd is great as besides being DCC equipted it also has sounds built in.
Dave.
Again check this out on the Model Railroader section of this post. We have lionel command control and MTH DCS which is similar to DCC but does not use the same format to control.