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I have an Athearn blue box bought in 1988. I have converted it to DCC and it's still hauling tonage on my layout. For a more state of the art diesel locomotive I would recommend Life Like's P2K line and Atlas. Great running stuff! For freight cars it's all over the board depending on era, style, etc. For power I second the oft repeated MRC for DC power. For DCC, get with other modelers in your area and see what they are using. If there is a lot of local support for a certain brand that might be a good thing to know. I have CVP's easy DCC (since 1998) and I am very pleased. There is a gentleman on these forums who has some "how to" videos out. His layout is incredible and his name is Joe Fugate. He uses EasyDCC. That's not a put down of Lenz, NCE, Digitrax, or anyone else. I thought the early Digitrax stuff was awful. Not product quality, but goofy thinking in the design. They have improved 1000% since those days. By all means, find out what is popular in your area. When those quirky bugs show up, and they will, you'll have local people to help you over the hump. <br /> <br />Cheers
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