Good afternoon all,
I've settled on my initial layout design and I've attached the track plans from SCARM as a reference. I'm running all Legacy or MTH DCS Locos and I'm using Fastrack with several sidings that I'd like to keep powered with lighted bumpers. I was thinking about running two-star patterns from my TIU, one from fixed OUTPUT1 powered by its own Z1000 and another from Fixed Output2 with a separate Z1000. It's basically two loop operation, with no more than two-three engines running at a time. I like having the switches powered off of track voltage, but I've seen mixed recommendations on powering them at 18 VAC vs. 14VAC, any recommendations on this would help. I also like the switch levers vs. through the DCS or CAB controller. Well any feedback or pointers on something I've may have missed would be helpful, I only have experience with a single loop and no switches.
Cheers
Respectfully
Chris