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Well, the R/C battery setups (Locolinc, Reed's , RCS, etc.) are very reliable outdoors, because they do not send the command signals thru the rails, which mean the rails don't have to be *** and span..cleaning track is a "problem" for a lot of people, others its just "maintenance" Find out what group you are in first! The dcc firm NCE is coming out with a G scale decoder that is BATTERY operated, as opposed to track operated, and also the signal is not sent thru the track. This would be the best dcc outdoors, although this product is not yet available (see NCE website). Of course Aristo , Locolinc have r/c receivers-but the difference with the NCE unit is apparently it is a standard NMRA decoder that just happens to have special features. This means that it is NON-proprietary--you can use it with any dcc product, therefore giving you a plethora of dcc control ops for the layout. Something to think about if you like turnout control, animation,smoke and lots of lighting both on and off the train. A lot of people that swear by R/C battery control don't like dcc because of the "track" issues, but it looks like new decoders will solve this problem, and then the NMRA dcc companys will be in the limelight for outdoor railways: more NCE-style designs will mean a huge selection for the garden runner never before available. Regards, Tom M.
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