So the test light goes out when you press direction. It should. Removing power cyles an eunit thru fwd/N/rev unless the eunit sw. is off/lock.
The whistle/bell; was the throttle up? You shouldn't see power just by that button alone. With power on the rails and a test bulb on track, the bulb should stay lit during a whistle/bell. Proper test needs a whistle board or whistle relay or a voltmeter on dc to look for a dc offset of a couple of volts when whistling