Fastrack crossing gates

Me too.

Do you have the insulated 5” extension pieces?  Those are a must.  Make sure the rails with the brake in them are aligned on the same side and are along the rail marked INSULATED on the bottom of the crossing.  Do this separate from the layout and once proven then slide it back in.  

It was working fine on the bench.  2 10” insulated with the gate in the middle.  I replaced 3 10” pieces with my crossing gate and 2 10”, applied power, and the gates came down and dinging started.  Flipped 3 pieces (left together) and same result.  I never separated the 3 pieces after it worked on bench.  Just don’t get it

If you are using full 10” insulated track sections then the problem is they become uninsulated once you connect to regular track section.   There has to be a break in the outer rail from one side of that crossing to the other.  I look at the 10” insulated sections simply as “extensions,”.  You need to get the 5” pieces with the cut in the rail or use a Dremel and make your own.  

Sean

As I said, I bought it used and it only came with one 5” piece.  I’ll get out my dremmel in a few days and give it a try

Any track between the isolated sections must have ALL of the ground straps on the bottom side of the track removed. ( These tie the outer rails together) Otherwise the isolated sections are not doing their job.