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As far as the PC hook-up goes, no you won't need one initially, just a DCC system and a decoder equipped loco. As for the milling work required on existing engines, you could install the decoder in a coupled car running the wires between the car and the engine with the decoder in the car. Steam N scale locos are the easiest to accomodate because the decoder can go in the tender, but you could also use a box car behind a diesel as well by putting the decoder in the box car. This way you can use DCC right away without significant modifications to your engines. Of course, the particular car you pick will always be connected to your engine. I would guess this is a lot cheaper, and requires very little, if any modifications to your locos.
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