Volume 2 answers questions about starting with or upgrading Digital Command Control equipment, selecting state-of-the-art gear, and installing and operating these new electronics.

Based on the popular Model Railroader magazine column, DCC Corner, this Volume focuses on actual readers' problems and gives real-world solutions that apply to commonly available contemporary equipment. Includes more than 25 new DCC projects.

Contents:

Introduction, pg. 4;
Getting started using Digital Command Control, pp. 5-6;
Chapter 1: Wiring a layout for DCC, pp. 7-24;
Chapter 2: The basics of locomotive decoder installation, pp. 25-42;
Chapter 3: Programming decoders, pp. 43-52;
Chapter 4: Working with sound decoders, pp. 53-70;
Chapter 5: Realistic lighting, pp. 71-84;
Appendix: 5 steps to troubleshooting a DCC layout, pp. 85-96.

Kalmbach Publishing, softcover, 96 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in., Color photographs and illustrations.