I am having difficulty with an isolated track. I have wired and re-wired this isolated rail. I am using Gargraves track, Legacy 990 remote and Lionel ZW transformer. The isolated section is approximately 8 feet in length. I have three center rail connection and three outside rail connections on the isolated rail located at the beginning, middle and end. I ran the center wire from my Lionel ZW transformer to a single pole/single throw switch. I am getting 18 volts of power in the entire isolated rail when the switch is activated. The electrical problem occurs approximately half way on the section when my Lionel Lionel Chief engines (all four) enter the last four feet of this rail. The lights on the engine flicker and then the engine stops. It does not shut down but loses all of it speed. I then have to turn the speed dial to get it to start running again. If I run the engine at a faster speed the shut down does not occur. I just like running the engines at a slower speed. I have run conventional engines using the speed lever on the ZW and do not have experience any problems regardless of the speed. I do not experience any of this on my other two isolated rail sections using the same wire, wiring and switches.
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