You have a model railroad. You have an ECoS digital command station from ESU or a Central Station from Märklin. You also have an iPhone or an iPod touch from Apple and a wireless network so you can surf the web from the iPhone or iPod.

Would you like to run your trains from the iPhone or iPod? You can - with TouchCab Free.

So what is TouchCab Free?

TouchCab Free is a handheld controller for your model railroad. With TouchCab Free you can follow your trains around your layout without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a wired device as you move along.

Features:

- Control all the locomotives defined in the command station.
- Access up to 8 functions of each locomotive.
- Clear overview of the locomotive’s speed and state.
- Easily change the throttle from left- to right handed operation.
- Wireless network connection to the command station.

Supported command stations:

ECoS 50000 by ESU (v1.1.3 or higher)
ECoS 2 50200 by ESU (v3.2.0 or higher)
Central Station 60212 by Märklin (v2.0.4 or higher)
Lenz 23151 XpressNet Interface with Lenz v3.6 command stations

Requirements:

- Network connection to the command station
- Wireless connection to the iPhone or iPod Touch

Instructions:

- Select locomotives by tapping the button in the upper right corner of the screen
- Tap the speed wedge in either side to speed up and slow down your trains
- Change speed gradually by dragging across the speed wedge


Look for TouchCab (the paid version), which gives you access to all functions in the locomotive and lets you control switches/turnouts and signals on your layout.