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Lars, I am 56 and I just started my second childhood into trains five or six months ago. As far as I know, most equipment can be mixed and matched because most manufacturers conform to the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) Standards. Digital control is great to have. You can have one very large loop powered by one power supply. If you want to control one of several locomotives running on that track you can. You send a signal down the track which is received by every locomotive. However, only the one that it is meant for responds to it. You can thus tell that particular locomotive to go faster, slower, even back up. It's definitely in the future and the NMRA has established standards for it. I don't know what ACC means. I sent email to Mantua and they are not DCC ready. DCC ready means that you could simply put a chip or board into the locomotive and go digital. I have purchased two locomotives since starting and I have made sure that they were both DCC ready even though I am not yet using DCC. There are so many other things to worry about at this time such as buildings, benchwork, etc. that I have put DCC on the back burner. But I would not buy a locomotive that is not DCC ready. I don't think you were very clear regarding whether or not you are starting from scratch. I am starting from scratch so DCC is a primary concern of mine. If you have considerable equipment from years ago, you may not want to go DCC. I don't know anything about Marklin. Regards, Bob Guercio Bob Guercio
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