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It is with extreme sorrow that we report:

Jack Baer passed away on May 18, 2024 after a long bout with cancer. Jack had purchased Litchfield Station from us in 2010. He operated it up until hours before his death. He will be missed by the DCC community. It appears that Litchfield Station will be sold. If a buyer is not found, it will probably shut down.

For two decades now, Bruce has had the the mr-dcc.com domain name. For most of that time, it has been a pointer to the litchfieldstation.com website. After he sold the business in 2010, he created this website under mrdccu.com. Bruce has reclaimed the mr-dcc.com domain name and moved all of his content here.

If you are looking to buy some DCC parts and supplies Bruce may have what you want on his store on Buy Me a Coffee. CLICK HERE to go there.

Otherwise, he recommends Litchfield Station, click on the Litchfield Station logo, below, to go to their website.

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About the University

Bruce has had the opportunity to ride in the cab (or actually operate) some locomotives over the years. He feels that DCC has the best opportunity to replicate that experience of anything out there.

The DCC University arose out of the questions raised through almost 9 years of operating Litchfield Station. Bruce developed it from a small installation business to the second largest DCC specialty shop in the world. During that time Bruce developed a lot of intellectual property that was on the Litchfield Station page. When he sold the business, he moved much of that information here and he has added to it since.

What is DCC?

DCC stands for Digital Command Control. It is a way of having power continuiously on the track. This way, rolling stock can have lights and sound even when they are standing still.

Data is sent over the track from the base unit to a decoder located inside the locomotive or car, telling it what to do when.

Learn more about DCC here in Mr. DCC's University. Click on the DCC Topics section in the menu.

Liquidation of the PCMRC

The assets of the PebbleCreek Model Railroad Club (including a bunch of NWSL wheels that we ordered just before we were kicked out of our room) are for sale. They are listed on Mr. DCC's "Buy me a Coffee" web site. CLICK HERE to view the items. First come, first served.

NMRA logoNational Model Railroading Association

On April 1, 2016 Bruce earned NMRA recognition as Master Model Railroader #574. For more information CLICK HERE to see the article in the June 2016 issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine. He has been a NMRA member since 1999 and is now the Superintendentand the AP Manager for the Arizona Division of the Pacific Southwest Region.

Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine

It is a FREE (advertiser supported) online magazine with a wide range of topics and columns. In October, 2011, Bruce became their DCC columnist. You can read his DCC Impulses columns on line. CLICK HERE to go to their site or CLICK HERE to go to a list of Bruce’s columns on this site. Bruce retired from writing a monthly column. His last column was in the August 2018 issue of MRH Magazine.

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This Website

Bruce is working to have all the information that he can about model railroading and, more specifically, DCC here for you. Here is what you can expect behind the buttons in the menu.

For Sale

If Bruce has stuff to sell, it will be on his Buy Me a Coffee - Extras page. CLICK HERE TO GO THERE.

DCC Info

Much of the intellectual property from the original LitchfieldStation.com website is here. Updated and adjusted for changing times and Power-On-Board (Dead Rail), as Bruce moves away from track power. The DCC installation examples are here, too.

Tips

General model railroading tips are here, including things like adhesives and weathering.

MRH Mag

This is an index to articles and columns that Bruce (and Linda, his wife) have written for Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine.

Model Railroads

Bruce's model railroads and some selected friends' railroads are shared here in words and pictures.

Mr. DCC

More information about Bruce and Litchfield Station (both the business and the building) can be found here.

Videos

Bruce has a deep portfolio of photos and videos. Here are some of his collection.

All images, videos and text on this web site ARE COPYRIGHTED. Bruce or Linda Petrarca are the owner of images presented on this site, or they are public property, or we have obtained permission for their use. Images linked to on other sites may or may not be copyrighted, please check with their respective owners.

Information on this site represents Bruce’s experiences and opinions.

They are presented without warranty as an example of ways to utilize DCC products.

The user is solely responsible for any use made of this data.