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We currently have a fairly large double-decked layout running DCC with a main system and a booster. At any one point in time because of consisting we will have more than a dozen engines running. Basically, we split the railroad in half for the system and the power booster but in addition we split each of the sections down into power districts. For the most part, the yards, and the larger switching areas are on separate power districts. this alleviates the problem of worrying about amperages over the entire layout because not all engines are in the blocks (power districts at the same time. Additionally, we are controlling the amperage in each district thru the power controller, so that yards, and industrial areas have a lower amperage than main lines. This seems to be working just fine. Hope this helps. <br /> <br />
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