Wiring Lionel 3356 with Lionel 364C

First do you have the lock on attached to the track and if you are using "O" Gauge track do you have the brass slides in place on the lock on,  so they hit the shoes on the bottom of the car.

I don't have a lockon attached to the track,but I do have the arms of the corral properly attached to the track (O gauge).  I'll have to make sure they hit the shoes on the bottom of the car.  Thanks for the help. 

The brass slides are properly in place and attached.

Are you using an OTC Lockon for the horse car?

You need the OTC Lockon:

And the clips for use with O-Gauge:

Like this:

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Hi Rob,

I have the OTC Lockon, the OTC Controller, and all the other parts you mention.  I tried rewiring the whole thing according to the Greenberg manual, which is similar to the diagram you posted, and voila, it worked somewhat.  There is power to the horse car and the corral.  The horses move.  However, the horses move in the opposite direction - from up to down, that is from right to left. Is this due to the way I have wires attached to the A and B posts of the 364C controller?   Also, they move fast although I have tried adjusting the adjustment screw on the underside of the corral.  Also, even though I have opened the center door on the horse car and have tried raising the metal bar that work in connection with the ramp doors, the ramp doors still only open slightly when I operate the 364C controller.  Could that be due to the way I have the A and B posts wired on the 364C controller? 

Switch the wires connected to the corral base to change the current flow. They should move in the correct direction. The 364C is only passing the voltage through, an on\off switch, normally off.

If you have a transformer with a separate accessory post, connect the wire from the 364C to the acc. post and reduce the voltage to ~ 14 volts or until you get the speed you like.

Agree with Moonman. For accessories like the horse/cattle car, barrel loader, automated freight station, et.al., the key is being able to adjust and fine tune the voltage to get optimal performance.

Finally!  Success!  I switched the wires on the corral, and adjusted the screw on the underside of the corral.  The horse car and corral work perfectly!  Thank you everyone who helped me on this.  I'm very grateful.  My wife will be even more grateful since the horse car set was a Christmas gift to her. 

That shouldn't make a lick of difference!  The corral has no way to sense the phase of the AC current, nor to do anything with that "knowledge".

Rob,

I assumed the magnetic field of the coil would cause the center piece to rotate based on the polarity as well as vibrate for the AC cycles.

How did switching the wires cause the horses to move in the desired direction?

It was something else - there is no polarity to AC. 

Were the horses going backwards?

Yes.

From above, "  There is power to the horse car and the corral.  The horses move.  However, the horses move in the opposite direction - from up to down, that is from right to left. Is this due to the way I have wires attached to the A and B posts of the 364C"

I see all that.

The horses can go left or right or up or down.  They just can't go butt first.  Which way were yours going?  Head first or butt first?