Re: Train Show recap

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Following up on Scott's comments...specifically about command control and the 
yard.

We need a Command Control for dummies book.  To run my CC trains I have to 
rely on the help of others, principally Scott and Adrian.  Just to go from 
command to conventional is difficult for me as an occasional user.  If we had 
a simple chart available explaining how to go from one to another and that 
track one and four (I think) are different from two and 
three would be great.  It would also make operating for those in the know 
more enjoyable because they wouldn't constantly be called upon help the 
mentally electronically retarded.

They yard is great except it is two darn complicated for those of us who 
don't care about electronic wizardry.  

1.  Please add some type of light indicator indicating whether a track is 
powered or not.  Put the indicator by the track.  
2.  Label the tracks one thru whatever so we can easily know what track is 
what.
3.  Make the yard manual.  Simple on an off toggle switches to turn power on 
and off for each track.  Maybe one old transformer with no remote controls 
for all three tracks.  Perhaps even let the mainline power masters for tracks 
two, three and four power their respective yard tracks.  I'm sure some of you 
will find this a cardinal sin but it's no fun asking the same questions over 
and over again.  The yard is super, please consider making it easier and more 
usable for the masses.

Bob Stettner