07-18-2010, 09:50 PM
Ed, I just bought a Power Cab for the layout I'm planning to build. I'm finishing up a spare bedroom to make into a combination guest room and grand kids toy room. Once I'm finished with the room and get all of the toys moved from the "train room," I will start my layout. If I understand the instructions correctly, you don't really need a longer cable. Just use some phone wire to wire in more receptacles into your fascia. If you unplug your power cab while you train is moving, it will stay at whatever the last command was until you plug in elsewhere and change the command.