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BigBoy, Run what you like on your railroad! I do. Occasionally a giant firebreathing 1990 engine sits on the test track next to a little 0-4-0 dockside as the crew stands a distance away in awe. I think your voltage needs to be high to account for the sound power and neutral settings. In the manual also has instructions for a Analog !!! set up of starting voltage but I have a throttle that has a pretty high range and once I get it moving I found that it is not a real issue with me. Now some of my analog switchers such as my Athearns need quite a bit of throttle before getting moving. I dont think there will be much of a outcry for analog engine to be able to get moving at the slightest crack of a throttle. Perhaps a high voltage DC system connected to a "Rheostat" may offer a bigger range of control. I suspect that Class A is a "Hog" on electric power. I am impressed by those engines. But have you considered some of the really HUGE Large Scale engines that require the house to gain on the power company on initial start up. Ultimately DCC will be the key to all our power troubles.
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