Limit of # of engines in a consist

All my multi power are builds with one address,no eng all command...i would have a mess if i used that I am tempted to try a 10 unit build

I recently went pacif mode (fixed one and two have there own Z1000 now but even with a single z1000 running 2 MU's pulling 68 cars total all ran well at speed.

My MU list: 6 unit (4 CSX GE six axle, 1 CSX SDMAC80 and 1 FEC SD70m-2

          5 unit ( 4 NS-all EMD six axle and 1 UP ES44AC

          5 unit ( all EMD GP's in PanAM and Guilford

These units pretty much stay together although i will break off the lead engines to a siding so people can walk through the doors..(layout is on the floor of our lakehouse.

          Video below is dated..i have since added more units and substituted RailKing for Premier units.

I dunno what you said, but I like it!

The limit is 10 DCS engines.

From The DCS Companion 3rd Edition page 103 and The DCS Wifi Companion 1st Edition page 89:

Up to 10 DCS engines can be members of a lashup. Regardless of how many DCS engines are included in the lashup, one engine will always be the head engine, another will be the tail engine and up to 8 additional engines as power in the tracks can support may be designated as middle engines. A DCS engine may be the member of more than one lashup, however, only one of the lashups of which it is a member may be operated at the same time. Each lashup will have a unique DCS engine ID#.

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