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Since I'm new in this hobby, and trying to learn while making my list for things that I'll need to start building my HO layout, the DCC stuff is hard for me to grasp. The only thing I kind of understand is that DCC is allowing you to actually running the train itself, and not tracks. I've seen this book mentioned, but does it mention and explain about the most popular units out there? I've seen alot of recs for Digitrax Zephyr, and I like the price of that compared to other units. And is the language used easy for this over 40 year old woman to understand? My layout will be about 15' long and will run 2 trains to start (I will run a passenger, and my husband wants to run steam loco freight), and may work up to around 4 later on. I love to have sound, and plan on having alot of lights (for structures) and maybe some animation on the layout. Would the Zephyr accommidate this? Also, how can two people run the layout with one unit? Do we need two handhelds? Sorry for all the questions, but I have tried researching this, and the more I read some things, the more confused I get. TIA Cindy (future Santa Fe Super Chief Engineer)
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