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Hello, I'm modeling the Cajon Pass in N Scale. I'm undecided in which track to go with. Kato Unitrack or Peco Code 55 flex are my two choices. The Kato track seems easy to use but the gray plastic roadbed does not seem to fit well into this type of scenery and adding a brown ballast just seems to me like it won't look right. Kato track I find is also very expensive and there is not much avaliable as far as things like turntables,signals etc. are concerned. My main concern with flex track is bending the track without kinking it and getting the proper curve from it. Is there a trick or a special way to avoid this problem? With DCC is there any special wiring you need to do as you lay your track? Are feeder wires still needed through out the layout? If using Peco do you need to add anything to the switches in order to use DCC such as a switch machine to it? With Kato are the pre-intalled wires on the switches still needed? Also with DCC do you still need to create insulated blocks and do reverse loops also need any special wiring or just insulated as well? Sorry for all the questions but I want to do this right the first time so any input anyone has would be greatly appreciated.I thank you in advance for your time. Louie
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