I am trying to find out what lime streaks and lime spills would look like on ballast. Does anyone know or know a source to see images of this in colour?

Okay, so, right now, my layout's DCC system is Bachmann EZ Command.

The recent LCC thread and the two threads on ne handsets got me thinking.  What follows is my personal thoughts.

i think that DCC is getting the blame for problems that are not really it's own fault.  Many in this hobby blame the difficulty we have setting up a DCC system and or a new engine/ decoders on DCC.  A lot of us use Decoder Pro to avoid or work around some of these issues.  But really is the problem with DCC or with the systems currently being sold?

I am planning on using Tortoise switch machines on my n-scale layout.  I have watched a number of videos and read a bit about them, and they seem straight forward.

One question, though.  Are there Tortoise switch machines made specifically for N-Scale?  Are they "one-size-fits-all"?

I ask because it seems that you would need to consider the throw distance for an N-Scale turnout, and make adjustments for that in the Tortoise set-up.  It appears no such adjustment is needed for HO-scale.