I have the lay out going, and today while I was running my Rio Grande Southern it would get to a spot on the track, and all most stop. About three feet from the track feed. I than ran the Royal Blue and it had no trouble. Should I be looking for some pick ups on the wheels to clean?? By the way I replaced the running gear Motor and Chasis last month with a new one from Bachmann... Thank you
Dear fhenn,
Check to see if your front 4 wheel pony truck is not turned in the wrong direction.
This would cause a short on your track, stopping the loco and tripping the circuit breaker in the power pack.
The arrow underneath the truck should be pointed forward.
An Ohm-meter should show near-zero Ohm connections between all electrical pickup wheels on the same side of the loco,
and the resistance of the motor (10 Ohms or so?) between any right pickup wheel and left pickup wheel.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik