I just found a Massively useful programming trick (undocumented) for NCE Light-it decoders.  Useful when you want Many to act in similar fashion.  I'll set mine to flash the red light on my cabeese.

To program many cards with a common lighting effect,  pigtail them together and proceed on One card... After you have set it up, you'll find all will get programmed.

The group will have the same program thereafter.

(Thanks, Prof... link below to my post on NCE website)

A MRRing colleague told me that I need all of my wheelsets to have metal wheels and axles if I want them to activate/trip the signal system on my layout. This seems logical to me as a basic proposition of how electricity is conducted and how the proto signal systems work, but I wanted to confirm that here.

Thanks!

Chuck G.

Having a problem with Digitrax taking an exceedingly long time in processing commands such as reversing a loco, sounding horn, responding to throttle. Something was happening on a friends layout and he now has guests during op sessions turn off cell phones. This seems to have helped measurably. Also, my wi-fi router is about 8 to 10 feet from the Digitrax electronics (DCS 100 & DB 150)

We will be conducting testing to see if we can replicate same situation and then turn off phones to see if things improve. We'll also do the same with wi-fi.

So You was to place signals on your Modelrail road.....Well you are going to need so way to detect your trains. let's look at what you will need the short series will will look into senors and setting them up in JMRI .
Geoff Bunza blog on  PD6L Board
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/26133