TMCC Buyer’s Guide

Operating conventional locomotives only
Operating conventional locomotives from your CAB-1 Remote Controller is very simple. Forget about rewiring your trains or spending the day making track connections—installing TrainMaster Command Control is much easier than that!

What you need
You need these three basic components, available from your Authorized Lionel Dealer:
• Choose one: PowerHouse Power Supply (6-22983) OR another
18-volt transformer with a Power Adapter Cable (6-12893)
• Choose one: PowerMaster (6-12867), TMCC Track Power Controller 300 (6-14189), OR TMCC Track Power Controller 400 (6-14179)
•TMCC Command Base (for use with the TPC's) (6-12911)
• CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868)

Operating both conventional and Command-equipped locomotives
Want to operate both conventional and Command-equipped locomotives? No problem! While they can’t share the same block of track at the same time, both types of locomotives can operate on your layout.

What you need
• Choose one: PowerHouse Power Supply (6-22983) OR another
18-volt transformer with a Power Adapter Cable (6-12893)
• Choose one: PowerMaster (6-12867), TMCC Track Power Controller 300 (6-14189), OR TMCC Track Power Controller 400 (6-14179)
•TMCC Command Base (6-12911)
• CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868)
Operating only TrainMaster Command Control-equipped locomotives
Operating only Command-equipped locomotives is very simple. With a Command Base and a standard transformer or a PowerHouse Power Supply, you are ready to take control!

What you need
Choose one: PowerHouse Power Supply (6-22983) and a TMCC Direct Lockon (6-34120) OR an 18-volt power supply (we recommend the famous Lionel ZW transformer controller)
• TMCC Command Base (6-12911)
• CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868)

Controlling the entire layout—switches, accessories, and routes—from the CAB-1 Remote
• SC-2 Switch and Accessory Controller (6-22980)
Controls up to twelve accessories or six switches with nine routes.
• Accessory Switch Controller (6-14182)
Controls up to eight accessories or four switches with ten routes.
• Operating Track Controller (6-14185)
Eliminates the individual Remote-Control Track controllers and control buttons.
• Block Power Controller (6-14184)
Acts like a rotary switch to allow you to route power from any PowerMaster
or Track Power Controller to your blocks of track.