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Hey Jose, Welcome to the wonderful world of DCC. Yes You are right that you need a Decoder in each locomotive. (Not a big deal once you get over your grief related to soldering. And then if its any Atlas, P2K, Spectrum, Kato, or other high end model train made since 1995. Decoders just plug in) I use Digitrax and I find that it works best for me. Since your mainline is essentially two big reverse loops, I must first state that each side must be isolated from each other to prevent short circuts. (Which should already be done if the layout is currently runing using standard DC control. For your needs it sounds a low end system will be exactly what you need. On the Digitrax Package you are going to want the following. A Zephyr DCC starter System. A DB100 Booster. (So you can enjoy the benifits of automatic reverse loop control) At least one extra DT300 or DT400 Throttles. (I would get two so if freinds come over they can have one to.) Eneugh UP-5 Facia Panels to allow sufficient Walk Around control on your layout, or one centraly mounted Radio Transciever to allow for Wireless Walkaround control. Thats pretty much all you need from a hardware standpoint. You can power the second booster from the AC terminals off if your existing power pack. and this package should be sufficient through acouple of layout expansions because the basic system can run 10 trains at once. I hope this has been helpful. James.
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