11-28-2009, 11:32 AM
What you need to look for when buying a locomotive is "dcc installed." "Dcc ready" only means that the locomotive is ready for you to install the decoder. Manufacturers do that so that they can sell the locomotive to someone who is going to use the locomotive on a dc layout, but so that someone could pt a decoder in and run it on a dcc layout. I think Litchfield Station and Tony's Train exchange will install decoders for a fee on customer locomotives, but I don't know what they charge.