Lionel EM 1 6-28051 issue

Lack of engine movement would be the boards inside the engine.  Is the run program switch in run?  If not place in run and try again.  G

Not quite sure what's going on, but you might have two separate issues.

First, run the loco without the tender. If you can hear the motor spinning but the locomotive isn't moving, I know the problem. All of the 6-28051 B&O EM-1's from the factory had a defect in the driveline -- the driveshaft wasn't fixed to the coupling to the motor. I believe Lionel offers to a repair service (a $20 charge, I believe) to fix it. 

Second issue... You say the tender "makes noise" but doesn't whistle. Is the "noise" you're hearing a standard background steam noise or is it something else? If operating properly, the whistle should operate without the locomotive in conventional mode. You might want to verify your KW's whistle controller is operational, and wired with the correct polarity.

I hope this helps.

TRW

Thanks for the help. Ripped into the engine an hour ago. Thinking the 3 yr old going to have one heck of a piece of diecast for mom to trip over. Found a module disconnected with about 10 pins plugged it back in and it runs. Must of got dropped in shipping.

Thanks  Again John