There will soon be a new option for DCC steam lovers to have a loco with a factory installed DCC sound decoder. Broadway Ltd of Ivy, Virginia will be releasing in June a hybrid diecast HO NYC 4-6-4 Hudson with an onboard sound decoder compatible with DC and DCC operations.

List price is $279.99, Tony's $249.95, which seems very reasonable if the loco and sound are comparable to the premium locos currently offered by other manufactures w/o sound.