@ArtsModelTrains posted:using the included remote control that comes with the track.
Your buttons are bad or when you installed, the wires were not attached correctly OR if you bought it used the the wires were not attached correctly after removing it for sale.
A lot of users disconnect the the wires to pass them under the layout to connect the track. When do this, the wires should stay attached to the button box controller and removed from the track. So I would have to settle on the wires being incorrect on the underside of the track. I made the same error once but caught it. If you are running your trains through a remote system that requires continuous full power at all times, the issue would be immediately apparent as the meltdown occurs within a minute. If you are running trains by varying the track voltage the issue may take a while to reveal itself.
The track will need to be replaced.
