Train stops

Put the pin on the inside rail thats whats wrong why train stops. 

Do you have the e-unit locked out? Possibly a momentary interruption in power is causing the e-unit to cycle to neutral. When you restart the train, does it start in forward or reverse?

Larry

The train will start in reverse.

You are loosing power momentarily causing the e-unit to cycle. Lock the locomotive in forward and the problem will go away. What locomotive are you using? Does it have traction tires?

Larry

DM did you change your insulated pin to the inside rail . I'm telling you this because  thats why the power is getting interrupted on your engine and going in reverse. Your train got to run on outside rail and center rail. So if you have the insulated pin on outside rail then that track does not have power til train enters it thats why your train is stopping.  

Gargraves track (conventional) has the two outside rails insulated from each other. You need to run a jumper wire between the two outside rails, near to, but not at, the point where you have the insulated control rail.  Your train is coasting through the insulated section, and getting itself into neutral.

If you have an ohmmeter, turn off all power, remove the train from the area of the control section, and check for continuity between the two outside rails on either side of the control section.

Train Larry- the engine is a 2343, I will lock out the E unit and se what happens.

Chessie 1971- I have the insulating pins in the outside rail because thats what the Lionel book shows, also I have a gateman and crossing gate at another loction and it works fine.

Arthur- I have the jumper wire just outside the insulated section, I will check with the ohm meter and report back.

I stumped because as I said the engine works fine at two other locations with the same set up.   

You realize with Gargraves track that all rails are separated electrically from each other unlike Lionel track where the two outside rails share the common power.

Try to run the common power to the non-insulated or non controlled outside rail and see how your problem goes away.

Lee Fritz

Does the engine stop from either direction when coming into the insulated section?

I don't know I have only run it one because of the draw bridge on that track.

I will try it.