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Long Term Prospects of RailPro
William Brillinger:
I had 2 visitors to my layout this weekend and they had a lot of questions about RailPro. It was their first time using it, but they were familiar with it from discussions on the MRH forum and elsewhere.
After about 1/2 an hour of using it, they both indicated their intention to ditch DCC and purchase RP, and they were serious!
One of them, Rico, has a large investment in DCC and the other did not. Rico concluded on his own that RP is not nearly as expensive as DCC.
He posted this on MRH today:
--- Quote ---ACK.. Caught on video!
Had a blast Bill, and the layout provided both a challenge and and a fun time! I ran my layout the next day, that is tried to MU three diesels to pull that coal train I was telling you about. (six six-packs of BN Bethgons) an hour later I was on Ring Engineering's website making my Christmas wish list. Maybe next session I'll bring them down and really throw a wrench into the works!
Thanx again for your hospitality, and for not laughing too loud at our endeavours! ;)
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The best way to improve RailPro's long term prospects might bee putting a controller in somebody's hand.
BruceRogers:
Kevin; At this time I'm only providing Ring with the sounds myself and friend record. We're currently working on recordings for the 12 & 16 cylinder ALCo 251 engines. I figure once they have them on their site they're there for all RailPro users.
KPack:
Fair enough Bruce! Glad that you're submitting recordings. Can't wait to see them on the download list!
-Kevin
SD90:
After using DigiTrax for over 10 years, and getting out of the hobby, selling everything, I have to say, even without ever seeing RailPro in person, I fairly confidant I'll be going with RailPro for this layout.
The great thing is, I am starting over, so it's not like I've got lots of money tied up in another control system!
I always hated programming and speed matching locomotives with Digirax, especially the time when I reprogrammed all 50 locomotives to the same address! I was ready to give up for sure!
RailPro seems like a no brainer!
hirailer:
I'm gong into my third year with RailPro and I am still wow'd by this system. I have been in the hobby for 40 years and all my layouts have DC because of the many problems that DCC owners were having. Many of the same problems people were having 20 years ago are still the same problems that modelers are having today. DCC has not improved much over all those years.
I don't believe that Ring is going anywhere soon and I don't worry about that happening. Even in the several years since I took the plunge and bought a RailPro system, there has been many improvements to this great system with many more coming. The future for RailPro is bright.
Mel
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