Thanks for everyone's info so far. So, when I turn on the locomotive, there is no bell sound. Just the diesel engine sound as the locomotive would normally make when it is running fine. At least with the alkaline 9V battery, the system doesn't go into "reset" immediately after hitting the direction change button. Now the locomotive only makes the click when turning it on and after hitting the change direction button two times. The front headlight activates after turning the locomotive on. After hitting change the direction twice (after waiting 5 second or so between throws), then you will hear the click again and the rear headlight goes on. It is basically going through all the motions and making the click sounds when it should...it is just that the locomotive will not move forward or backwards at all. I don't hear the motors activate at all. I is certainly voltage or electronics related. To what end, I don't know.
I'm no expert on MTH, but to me it sounds like maybe I do need the specific battery it was designed for. Either that or in addition, it needs a computer reset. I'm looking for a cheap fix. Will the locomotive run without a battery? All I want is the horn and bell sounds. Also, if I get the locomotive moving again, is there some way to turn off the PS1 sounds so that only the horn and whistle operate? There is no notes on how to do this oin the instruction manual. Thanks again in advance for your input.
