Do TCS decoders come OEM in any current locos?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Do TCS decoders come OEM in any current locos?

Or is TCS strictly in the decoder plug-in market?

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At this moment TCS is strictly an after-market decoder manufacturer. Perhaps at some point some locomotive manufacture and TCS can strike up a deal. That would be a win-win in my book.

Loksound sound has made good in-roads recently becoming the OEM for Atlas, Bowser, and Intermountain. Maybe TCS is doing well enough in the after-market business that it doesn’t feel it needs to pursue doing what Loksound and Soundtraxx has done.

While I have yet to install a TCS Wow decoder, TCS has my sole business as far as motor-only decoders. The only others that come close are Loksound and Lenz (Silver & Gold series)…

Tom

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TCS does come in some Kato N scale locos from the factory.

CN Charlie

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TCS offers the Korean Brass U-25c’s with their sound decoders installed by TCS. — Ken

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Well, technically they don’t come from the factory with decoders installed; but they are sold through Kobo shops (a divisioin of Kato Usa, I believe) with decoders installed.