Tom Jarcho suggested I pass on to the list this response I made to him. 

>Tom.
>I don't know exactly what you're after, but here is some info.  I run
>both AC and DC and use the AC common as the base rail and 15V line for action cars 
>>while running DC on the same track.  The only proviso is that the DC needs to
>come from a different transformer.  This is because of the DPDT switch
>most people use for reversing DC, where the "base" side gets switched
>when reversing with DC.  You can think of it as: a separate DC system
>can share one rail with an AC source.  I learned a long time ago that
>the sources must be different transformers.  Rectified DC from the same
>AC transformer will cause a short if you try the common rail.
>Hope this helps.
-- 
Chuck Smith of the NASG, Rochester Area S Gaugers (RASG) 
and the S Gauge Chemung Valley Lines. http://home.eznet.net/~cesmith

"It is often wiser to remain silent and be thought a fool
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