bigdodgetrain posted:it is obvious it is a signal issue.
holding you have over the engines proves a signal issue.
many have solved it with a ground plane wire.
you might want to get Dale's adaptor http://www.trainfacts.com/trainfacts/?p=704
I have many ground plane wires, where they won't be seen on the finished layout. Some locations will be very difficult to disguise it. I would really like to try to fix the signal. I still believe there are things that I can do to improve it. I have some engines that work everywhere, and others that only work on the upper deck.
This like trying to cure a disease, why do some get it and others not? Is it something in the engine? Why is the signal bad in spots? What do those spots have in common? Is the base weak?
The ground plane wire is an easy fix, it's like putting a band-aid on. I'm just hoping there's a way to not have to.
