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LCC Demo Layout

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Dipping my toes into the waters of LCC has raised questions by fellow model railroaders in the area.  Last year I was asked to do a clinic on LCC, which went very well.  The clinic included passing around the various LCC components for folks to see, feel and smell.  However one consistent comment I received was that they wanted to see it operational.  Fair enough - and it really is nicer to see the pieces all pulled together and working to understand how it should look.  So for the upcoming clinics, I have pulled together a little demo layout. Overview of the LCC Demo Layout The goals for this layout included showing how it worked in a small, portable footprint.  As such, it was not set up for continuous running or even operation.  Instead it is a small section of track with a single turnout, some detection, and a few signals.  It contains a single node - an RR-Cirkits Signal-LCC board, with a single I/O card: a BOD4-CP. A few features o...