I've had the all the turnouts wired for several years but only now have been able to get the layout to a point where it is mostly functional. The layout can handle five separate trains and a shuttle. As I am testing the individual tracks I am noticing that the trains tend to stop at various sections of track around the turnouts or short out. At the time I installed the turnouts, I did not know about the fact that insulating pins are required at certain sections of the track. I am seeking some advice as to how best to handle this situation after the fact, since the track is all installed and ballast. I know I can simply use the Dremel tool to cut the track where required but I am not sure where the sections that require insulation be placed or additional wires need to be installed. Are there diagrams that illustrate where one should place the insulating pins either before or after the turnout so that the trains do not stall on the track sections connected to turnouts. I have included a copy of the actual blueprint plans used to construct the layout. Each track is separately wired and are identified with the capital alpha A - E except perhaps where turnouts are, which is probably contributing to the aforementioned stalling and shorting out issues.
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