Marty: I'm just a bit curious: Why do you use your catenary to power electric engines with TMCC or DCS? You have complete individual control over each engine with these systems, so what advantage is it to actually keep the overhead live?
It's my intention to erect a limited catenary system, since I model Milwaukee Road and have several of their engines, but I intended only to use it for decoration, not actual power distribution. Isn't it more reliable to get your power, and signal for that matter, from two, three or four rollers on the 3rd rail than from just one contact touching the trolley wire>
Just curious, not at all critical.
Paul Fischer