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Adam: Hard for me to give you any specific advice as you aren't in either a scale or an era I model (I'm early 1900s HO scale). You can justifiably run anything you care to made from 1900 or so up to the day you simulate. As you comment you are concerned with space, I suggest you begin with a survey of N scale manufacturers and from the available choices select an engine which fits both your budget...yes we all have them ;)...and your overall concept. I would comment that you are better off with a smaller size engine rather than a larger. Smaller engines always have a place on a layout as well as having a place to run. Too many novices buy the largest engine they can think of/afford and then are disappointed when they have troubles keeping it on the rails and belatedly realize it is so large on the layout it looks 'out of scale'. At the outset smaller is definately better. As to DCC, virtually all new locomotives made in HO scale are either DCC ready or wired so as to be easily made DCC ready. I assume it is the same for N, likely someone else familiar with the scale can comment authoritatively. Good Luck Randy
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