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I think that beginners who start out with small layouts (4 by 8 or switching) use DC first. Small layouts generally only use one train at a time and DC seems simpler (at first) and will get the trains running pretty quickly. When the beginner learns the skills and wishes to expand the layout he often decides that he can accomplish more with less electrical modifications with DCC. All of those blocks and toggle switches needed for a big DC layout can be both complicated and expensive. With DCC, however, it is pretty much plug and play on a small to medium size layout and isolating power blocks for a larger layout is relatively simple. <br /> <br />I bought my father a Broadway Limited locomotive a few years ago. It runs on both DC and DCC. The locomotive can "sense" which system it is running on and boots up accordingly.
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