This is Mr. DCC's 25th anniversary.
Bruce started Litchfield Station as a part-time decoder installation business in 2001. Here we are, a quarter-century later! WOW. Thanks for all the support from friends and customers over that time.
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 about 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.
Items For Sale
There have been items for sale from Bruce's personal collection and liquidation of the PCMRC club assets. Those items have been moved to my page on buymeacoffee.com. CLICK TO VIEW THE LIST
The listings focus on DCC items, many of which are brand new.
National Model Railroading Association
On April 1, 2016 Bruce earned NMRA recognition as Master Model Railroader #574. For more information, you may Download My Model Railroad Journey article, published in Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine in 2016. He has been a NMRA member since before Litchfield Station and is now 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. CLICK HERE to go to a list of Bruce’s columns on this site. You may download them all and make an ABCs of DCC book for yourself. Bruce has retired from writing a monthly column. His last column was in the August 2018 issue of MRH Magazine.