diff --git a/DCCEXParser.cpp b/DCCEXParser.cpp
index 4ceedea..aed185b 100644
--- a/DCCEXParser.cpp
+++ b/DCCEXParser.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ Once a new OPCODE is decided upon, update this list.
 #include "DCCTimer.h"
 #include "EXRAIL2.h"
 #include "Turntables.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 // This macro can't be created easily as a portable function because the
 // flashlist requires a far pointer for high flash access. 
@@ -841,6 +842,9 @@ void DCCEXParser::parseOne(Print *stream, byte *com, RingStream * ringStream)
 
     case '@': // JMRI saying "give me virtual LCD msgs"
         CommandDistributor::setVirtualLCDSerial(stream);
+        StringFormatter::send(stream,
+            F("<@ 0 0 \"DCC-EX v" VERSION "\">\n"
+               "<@ 0 1 \"Lic GPLv3\">\n"));
         return; 
 
     default: //anything else will diagnose and drop out to <X>
diff --git a/EXRAIL2.cpp b/EXRAIL2.cpp
index ccd4d9e..6f0a835 100644
--- a/EXRAIL2.cpp
+++ b/EXRAIL2.cpp
@@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ void RMFT2::loop2() {
   case OPCODE_ROUTE_ACTIVE:
     manageRouteState(operand,1);
     break;   
+  case OPCODE_ROUTE_DISABLED:
+    manageRouteState(operand,4);
+    break;   
   
   case OPCODE_ROUTE:
   case OPCODE_AUTOMATION:
diff --git a/EXRAIL2.h b/EXRAIL2.h
index a4c0e5f..8f777f4 100644
--- a/EXRAIL2.h
+++ b/EXRAIL2.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ enum OPCODE : byte {OPCODE_THROW,OPCODE_CLOSE,
              OPCODE_LCC,OPCODE_LCCX,OPCODE_ONLCC,
              OPCODE_ONOVERLOAD,
              OPCODE_ROUTE_ACTIVE,OPCODE_ROUTE_INACTIVE,OPCODE_ROUTE_HIDDEN,
+             OPCODE_ROUTE_DISABLED,
 
              // OPcodes below this point are skip-nesting IF operations
              // placed here so that they may be skipped as a group
diff --git a/EXRAIL2MacroReset.h b/EXRAIL2MacroReset.h
index ff8dc8d..ee240ed 100644
--- a/EXRAIL2MacroReset.h
+++ b/EXRAIL2MacroReset.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 #undef ROUTE_ACTIVE
 #undef ROUTE_INACTIVE
 #undef ROUTE_HIDDEN
+#undef ROUTE_DISABLED
 #undef ROUTE_CAPTION
 #undef SENDLOCO 
 #undef SEQUENCE 
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@
 #define ROUTE_ACTIVE(id)
 #define ROUTE_INACTIVE(id)
 #define ROUTE_HIDDEN(id)
+#define ROUTE_DISABLED(id)
 #define ROUTE_CAPTION(id,caption)
 #define SENDLOCO(cab,route) 
 #define SEQUENCE(id) 
diff --git a/EXRAILMacros.h b/EXRAILMacros.h
index 3c58699..6024290 100644
--- a/EXRAILMacros.h
+++ b/EXRAILMacros.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ void exrailHalSetup() {
 #define ROUTE_INACTIVE(id) | FEATURE_ROUTESTATE
 #undef ROUTE_HIDDEN
 #define ROUTE_HIDDEN(id) | FEATURE_ROUTESTATE
+#undef ROUTE_DISABLED
+#define ROUTE_DISABLED(id) | FEATURE_ROUTESTATE
 #undef ROUTE_CAPTION
 #define ROUTE_CAPTION(id,caption) | FEATURE_ROUTESTATE
 
@@ -457,6 +459,7 @@ int RMFT2::onLCCLookup[RMFT2::countLCCLookup];
 #define ROUTE_ACTIVE(id)  OPCODE_ROUTE_ACTIVE,V(id),
 #define ROUTE_INACTIVE(id)  OPCODE_ROUTE_INACTIVE,V(id),
 #define ROUTE_HIDDEN(id)  OPCODE_ROUTE_HIDDEN,V(id),
+#define ROUTE_DISABLED(id)  OPCODE_ROUTE_DISABLED,V(id),
 #define ROUTE_CAPTION(id,caption) PRINT(caption)
 #define SENDLOCO(cab,route) OPCODE_SENDLOCO,V(cab),OPCODE_PAD,V(route),
 #define SEQUENCE(id)  OPCODE_SEQUENCE, V(id), 
diff --git a/StringFormatter.cpp b/StringFormatter.cpp
index 218e617..13b5825 100644
--- a/StringFormatter.cpp
+++ b/StringFormatter.cpp
@@ -39,15 +39,18 @@ void StringFormatter::diag( const FSH* input...) {
 
 void StringFormatter::lcd(byte row, const FSH* input...) {
   va_list args;
-
+  Print * virtualLCD=CommandDistributor::getVirtualLCDSerial(0,row);
+  
   // Issue the LCD as a diag first
-  send(&USB_SERIAL,F("<* LCD%d:"),row);
-  va_start(args, input);
-  send2(&USB_SERIAL,input,args);
-  send(&USB_SERIAL,F(" *>\n"));
+  // Unless the same serial is asking for the virtual @ respomnse
+  if (virtualLCD!=&USB_SERIAL) {
+    send(&USB_SERIAL,F("<* LCD%d:"),row);
+    va_start(args, input);
+    send2(&USB_SERIAL,input,args);
+    send(&USB_SERIAL,F(" *>\n"));
+  }
   
   // send to virtual LCD collector (if any) 
-  Print * virtualLCD=CommandDistributor::getVirtualLCDSerial(0,row);
   if (virtualLCD) {
     va_start(args, input);
     send2(virtualLCD,input,args);
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index c14d2b0..57d154a 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "StringFormatter.h"
 
 #define VERSION "5.2.3"
+// 5.2.4  - LCD macro will not do diag if that duplicates @ to same target.
+//        - Added ROUTE_DISABLED macro in EXRAIL
 // 5.2.3  - Bugfix: Catch stange input to parser
 // 5.2.2  - Added option to allow MAX_CHARACTER_ROWS to be defined in config.h
 // 5.2.1  - Trackmanager rework for simpler structure