Maintenance Required!

Did you clear the reset info in the remote?

I mean reset the maintenance data?

I am not certain that even if you did, it would help w/ the other problems.

I think you have more going on than a "maintenance" issue. Better start looking elsewhere. 

Greg

try cleaning your track.

Thanks, guys.  I will try both those suggestions.  I will need to do the reset because the Northern now has more than 1000 scale miles and that requires a reset to get the maintenance required message cleared.  Now that track cleaning is mentioned, I recalled my new Rail King E-6 was having the same issue with sudden stops so that is probably the other problem.

The message has nothing to do with the engine shutting down.

I have seen that shutdown with the combination of dirty engine wheels and center rail pickup, especially when coupled with dirty track.

The other thing that may occur with and engine running with heavy loads that much is a motor going bad.  In a few case you said you hit a transformer overload.  That would also shut the engne down if the breaker opened.

Do you have the ability to see how much current the engine is drawing with you set up?  G

Don't have ability to check the current, but my Rail King E-6 was doing the same thing with 10-11 cars.  That leads me to conclude it is the track conditions or the number of cars.  Neither locomotive seems to have any problems pulling 10-11 cars but the Northern did not shut down with just a 9 car consist and a Northern - E-6 lash up with 12-14 cars does not shut down.

You can reset the Maintaince required message under the "more" softkey. It's usually near the bottom of the list. Battery must be up to par to have  the reset stick. I used to run 2 RS-s lashed -up and had the same experience as you, A couple of times around the layout with a real heavy train (diecast hoppers) and the train would eventually stall . I think you can over load some engines and will eventually burn them out. 

Thanks for the advice, Gregg!  I definitely do not want to burn out my Santa Fe Northern.  No. 2927 is the locomotive I operate the most and is near and dear to me.  So I guess I will reduce the consist down from 10-11 cars to 7 or 8 and see how that goes.  My Lionmaster Challenger has been pulling 41 Rail King cars without any issues.

Problem solved!  The Rail King Santa Fe Northern runs smoothly and with no problems as long as the consist is 9 or fewer Rail King passenger cars.  More than that load and there could be trouble.  Odometer now above 1100 scale miles and maintenance required warning was soft key reset.  Thanks all responders for the advice and assistance.