MR - DCC Made Easy - Digital Command control for your Model Railroad

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MR - DCC Made Easy – Digital Command Control For Your Model Railroad is an introduction to Digital Command Control (DCC). The book is divided into five chapters that cover the origin, advantages, how it works, what is required and installing decoders for digital command control. The author tells the story of the conversion from Direct Current to Digital Command Control on his HO Allegheny & Lackawanna Southern Railroad. He discovered that with a minimal amount of effort you can learn everything you need to know to get started in Digital Command Control and enjoy all the advantages it has to offer. 

Chapter 1 - The Origin of Command Control of this book MR - DCC Made Easy – Digital Command Control For Your Model Railroad explains the history of DCC and how it became standardized by the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). Chapter 2 - The Digital Command Control Advantage explores the advantages you gain by converting your model railroad to DCC. 

Chapter 3 – So How Does it Work – explains how electricity gets from your Command Station to your engine. Chapter 4 DCC System Components walks you through the equipment you need to successfully install DCC on your layout. It includes components parts to make it run and types of wiring. The chapter also explains how the command station and cab bus work. It gives you tips on wireless cabs and trackwork. 

Chapter 5 – Basic Decoder Installations of this book MR - DCC Made Easy – Digital Command Control For Your Model Railroad walks you through installing a basic decoder in your railroad engine. There are also three appendixes, Troubleshooting DCC Problems, Glossary of DCC terms and DCC Buyer’s Guide. 

If you are thinking of converting your model railroad from direct current to DCC, you will want to read MR - DCC Made Easy – Digital Command Control For Your Model Railroad. I use it as a reference for troubleshooting on my railroad.