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HO Polar Express

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HO Polar Express
Posted by mxgallan on Sunday, February 4, 2018 8:57 PM

 before purchasing the HO version of the Polar Express, will the decoder installed by Lionel be compatible to my Nce Power Cab system.

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  • From: Mount Vernon WA
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Posted by skagitrailbird on Monday, February 5, 2018 11:13 AM

The advertizing says it will run on DCC so it should run on your NCE PowerCab.

Roger Johnson
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  • From: SE. WI.
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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, February 5, 2018 11:26 AM

Welcome, by the way!

I would do some checking around, getting some more info on this.  Lionel has their own system.  I would be double checking on it's DCC compatibility.  The ad say it does, but MTH also says their products run fine on DCC, but some have had difference experiences.

Maybe I'm too cautious about other manufacturers "systems" that are suppose to be DCC compatible.

Mike.

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Posted by mxgallan on Monday, February 5, 2018 4:42 PM

thanks for the replies i will do some more investigation work on it..

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Posted by Billwiz on Saturday, February 10, 2018 6:25 AM

I recall a Youtube review where the person shows both the Lionel system as well as DCC and it ran well.

 

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Posted by floridaflyer on Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:45 AM

Google Lionel polar express. It states loco can be run by their LionChief remote, a transformer, or your DDC. 

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