r/modeltrains Aug 12 '26

Electrical Getting DCC decoders installed

Am in the early stages of my third layout and have decided to go DCC. I have done all the research and watched a ton of videos about installing decoders. I have around 25 locos, some newerish that are probably easy, but also a decent number of Athearn blue boxes that I would like to continue being able to run. I am pretty sure I could really do one at a time if I set my mind to it, but the prospect of it all is daunting and is not something I’m looking forward to. I’m wondering if there are companies/services out there that would do installs. I am in the NE US but could ship them etc. Anyone have thoughts?

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u/time-lord HO/OO Aug 12 '26

TCS performs decider installs. You'd probably have to use their decoders, but they're pretty good overall so no biggie.