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<p>You could try having a single point connection to your layouts wiring for your power supply (some sort of plug).  When you want to run DC, you must physically disconnect DCC etc.  Since you only run two locomotives at a time, should be relatively easy to keep track of what is on the track.  If you have multiple cabs in DC with rotary switches, connect all of one switch position together and use that for DCC.  Make a checklist to go through each time you run trains to verify that you are not cross connected.  Never turn on both DC and DCC at same time, and leave the not in use system disconnected.  </p> <p> Hardwiring a decoder to the track wiring is inadvisable for the reason Randy stated.  Its not a question of if you will have a short, but when.  And the when results in dead decoder.</p>
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