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the MDC kits are a pain the DCC. have both their 2-6-0 and 4-4-0's, but it took bypassing the chassis and running a copper strip from the decoder to the pickup wheel to get them to work on DCC. These are not heavy pullers, 6-10 cars max, unless you add a little more weight to them, then you'll get about 14 max. Note that the MDC 4-4-0, 2-6-0, 4-6-0 and 2-8-0 are all built exactly the same and the only difference is the wheels and arrangement. <br /> <br />The Hogwarts is considered a ficional toy train, it's size is not prototypical, but the MDC line is pretty much in real size. if you want a puller, might want to look to Bachmann's spectrum line for a puller. <br /> <br />As for the shay, it was much simpler. I have a 3 truck that all it required was running a jumper wire from the tender chassis to the main chassis to get it to work on DCC. The shay will pull nicely, i had it pulling 40 cars on a flat serface at 55% power. although i am assuming it will pull about 120 easily on a flat surface.
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