A family relative had a Sante Fe 307 silver star train set and the train will not work. If I left up the back end the train runs but once I put it down on the track it stops. How do I get the train running?
Dear Jim,
My first guess is that the front wheel set (called a "truck") is turned around, facing the wrong direction.
Can you take a ruler and measure the (inside) distance between the tops of the rails?
How long is the locomotive? Is it a steam locomotive, or a Diesel?
Can you post a picture or a link to a picture of it?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
If it is a diesel engine then the gears in the read truck may have debris in the teeth. This would cause it to not move.
Thanks for you help. I turned the truck around and faced the train the other way on the tracks and it worked. Thanks again
It was causing a short.