Tempted to Convert to DCC/Sound?

[RobertInOntario]

I'm not familiar with the construction of your older locos, you need to isolate the frame from both rails and find room for a decoder. The $200 you mention is about right for sound I guess, I think it could be closer to $150. Bear in mind you don't need sound in every loco! I guess some folk no longer want to run non sound locos once they get used to sound, but I run both sound equipped and non sound equipped. You can put a non sound decoder in for $15. I've got locos from the 70's with decoders in them.

Thanks for this feedback. I sometimes get the two topics mixed up here. Yes, I don't need sound in all locos -- I'd be happy if I could at least convert some of the old ones to DCC (and simply have only a few sound locos). So there might be hope for some of the older ones. Rob