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[quote user="oldline1"] Another choice that I took was I park my engines in the enginehoue, roundhouse, garden tracks or the servicing track when I'm not running them. I cut gaps in the track to isolate areas like the servicing tracks. One lead to the tracks is fitted with a red pushbutton SPST switch that is normally open. When you need to move in-out of the track you press the button allowing that track to be powered. Otherwise it's dead all the time so you don't have to listen to the engine idling sounds. It also saves time on the decoder if that's a concern. A sidelight is it can prevent trips into the turntable pit if someone accidentally selects that engine. I think it beats having to deal with CV changes, etc. oldline1 <div style="clear:both;"> </div> [/quote] I was originally thinking of using a switch instead of pushbutton, but a non-latching pushbutton sounds like a better idea. I dont know if decoder time is a thing, but bulb life is (until recently athearn offerings came with bulbs still, SD60E is going to have LED..). Seems ideal to shut off power to locomotive storage tracks to prevent "accidents".
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