Engine started on it's own

Actually, it's because you have two engines with the same engine number, it has nothing to do with the name of the engine.  This frequently happens if you have more than one remote, the engine can be in different remotes with different numbers.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Actually, it's because you have two engines with the same engine number, it has nothing to do with the name of the engine.  This frequently happens if you have more than one remote, the engine can be in different remotes with different numbers.

thank you for pointing me towards the app. I included some screenshots, the most concerning thing is that the runaway engine starts up at high speed. Would it be safer to move the engine to the inactive list when it's not in use?

Thanks for all your support!

Each engine should have a different number if i remember correctly.

Ken,

    Starting in high speed sounds to me like the engine is going into conventional mode. You can lock the engine into a conventional neutral with the 1 horn 3 bells procedure.  I would also check to make sure your battery is OK or charged by turning off track power and see if the engine sounds play for at least 6 to 7 seconds.

I have experienced that problem, rarely, even though no two of my locos have the same ID.  When I would send a signal to a specific loco, an engine 10 numbers down in the ID would also repond.  Only those two locos, out of my stable of 26, did this, and I cured it by changing the ID of the higher-numbered loco.

A brief short, as from the wheels of a moving train, will also cause this to happen.  Given what you describe, I don't think a conventional reset is needed.

[ Given what you describe, I don't think a conventional reset is needed.]

Not sure you are referring to the 1 horn, 3 bells , ( 2 horn blasts, confirms it took) , I wrote above, but that is to lock the engine in direction (in this case neutral) so the engine doesn't move if it goes into conventional full speed from whatever reason.

1 horn, 5 bells, (2 horn blasts confirms the reset took) is the conventional reset.

I didn't understand where you were going, Joe.  Problem with qny of those sequences is that they have to be done without a DCS signal on track, from trasformer not remote.  This prolongs the procedure when you want to use or kill a loco.

Th situation I experienced was odd:  When I' activate the loco in #23, the loco in #13 sometimes would react.  I exchanged these 2 IDs with 2 from kther locos, and never had the problem again.

A derailment spark causes engines to start up all over the layout

[A derailment spark causes engines to start up all over the layout]

I'm thinking these leave DCS and come up into conventional mode, correct?

I believe you are correct, since the sound lessens when I press start up.  I keeo conventional volumehigher than DCS volume, so I know if an engine has started up in conventional.