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[quote user="el-capitan"] Alan I understand the difference in how they work. DCC is much better in most respects. But a power district is much different from a block in how they function. Any engineer running DCC can run his train from one power district to another without the dispatcher knowing. On a block system an engineer can only operate on tracks designated by the dispatcher. DCC takes this control away from the dispatcher (me). I probably have some kind of god complex and I definately have control issues. I get these things by owning expensive equipment that I don't want to see get damaged because of a careless operator.Please explain to me how I can accomplish these three things simultaneously:1. Have good multitrain operating system.2. Be in control of my entire layout from one control panel with 4 operators independantly running trains.3. run a minimum amount of wire4. Spend a reasonable amount of money to do this. Remember, if the price goes over $1,200 I will just by a new Santa Fe Mountain from Sunset.[;)][/quote]You seem to a problem with blocks and power districts.  They are one in the same as in identical physical things with different names.  A block with a switch (switched block) and a power district with a switch (switched power district) are identical.Switched blocks do not tell you where trains are nor do they offer any type of control of what trains do; they simply allow/disallow operation of a train that is there.  DC or DCC does not matter.If you like operating with switched blocks; fine with me.  If you like for a dispatcher to have control of those switches; again fine with me.  DC and DCC are interchangeable under these conditions.
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