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New York Central Alco PA1 4202 sits at Centreville West Station. This is a Kato Alco PA1 that is paired with Alco PB1 4302 which you can see below. I installed Digitrax DN163K0A decoders in both and have consisted them together. The install was my first ever DCC decoder installation and while successful it wasn’t without it’s issues.
If nothing else I learned that under no circumstances should you accidentally pull the motor out when taking everything apart. I disconnected the worm gear on the PB1 and while I eventually got everything back together there’s a bit of a grinding noise from the PB.
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