Greetings from the Backshop!

This edition of The Backshop Express introduces a VERY SPECIAL offer from SoundTraxx. It's worth a look...

Chief Backshop Installer Steven Fields has his opti-visor down and the iron hot. He is ready to quote your next maintenance, repair or decoder installation project! Shoot us an email to discuss your next project.

As a reminder, the SBS4DCC website features Real-Time Stock Status. Please remember that orders for out-of-stock products will be delayed and restock information will be limited. The shipping status notice applies to in-stock product only. As a reminder, you can place a SBS4DCC No-Obligation Backorder to reserve stock and avoid the need to search constantly hoping to catch one on the shelf.

Be sure to check out the Tutorials, Tips and Tricks section of the website. I continue to add volumes of information about different subjects I think you might find valuable.

I am frequently asked for help and information about the manufacturers warranty when a project doesn't work out the way we expected. CLICK HERE to access the Consolidated DCC Manufacturers Warranty Information page. Of course this information is subject to change and the manufacturers information is always the primary resource.

And finally... Model Railroad Operations are a blast and are a great way to get engaged in this great hobby. Operating sessions are surely limited these days so you can use this time to enjoy the OpSIG Publications - A Compendium Of Model Railroad Operations - From Design To Implementation and get to work developing your own operating sessions. You can find out more by visiting the OpSIG webite or by contacting your local NMRA chapter as well.

Stop Running Trains. Start Model Railroading!

Bryan Vianco

Owner, SBS4DCC

Ready for the full surround sound experience without breaking the bank?

This sound system has been designed with multiple trains in mind.

SurroundTraxx gives you the realism of high-fidelity sound moving with the train as it travels about the layout, without installing speakers onboard the engine. 

The SurroundTraxx system provides realistic sound profiles such as selectable chuffs, airhorns, whistles, and bells for your steam and diesel locomotives.

Used in conjunction with Digitrax’ Transponding technology, which detects a locomotive’s position on the layout, the SurroundTraxx system moves sounds with the train, providing seamless transitions as it travels from zone to zone.

SurroundTraxx is a complete sound system for an entire layout and has a storage capacity of up to 99 locomotive profiles and can play 6 profiles at any time.

SoundTraxx doesn't advertise this but the SurroundTraxx system also makes a great stationary system for situations where the layout owner wants sound without conversion of their locomotive fleet... Think small show layouts, Z and N scale switchers in a yard, moms and pops on a family budget, guys with a sound decoder under the table and a speaker in the mountain side... By upgrading to SurroundTraxx, you get the entire SoundTraxx sound catalog (well maybe not "entire", but pretty close...) in a single package at an amazing price. It does not require transponding or any of the block detection to produce sound, only for the sound to "travel" through zones, and it can be consisted with up to 6 locos at any time.

The new SBS4DCC Price for SurroundTraxx system has been reduced 24% to just $380.76! Don't wait too long. This pricing is only good while supplies last.