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DCC and the return loop, I have a question
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Since you are talking about DCC you have totally different issues than you do in DC. The only thing that matters in DCC in a reverse loop situation is eliminating the short that occurs when you enter or leave the reversing section. That's why you can use a single auto reverser for more than one reversing section, as long as only one train is causing a short at a time. If you are talking about a train reversing situation (like the trolley that stops at one end then goes back) you can't do it by changing the polarity of the tracks, you have to do it through DCC, so it will actually be harder than it is with DC. If I understood what rrinker said I have to disagree a little (so I think I didn't understand what he said). You can have trains in more than one reverse loop at the same time, but you can't have two trains crossing the boudaries between the 'normal' section and the reverse section at the same time. <br />
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