This comment bothers me:
Another comment/question to anyone. I have put just the caboose alone on the track and the lights are on. If I decrease power using the remote until the lock-on's green light goes out, the lights stay on in the caboose. Should decreasing voltage until the green light is out turn the lights off in the caboose, or is there still enough voltage to continue to run the lights?
My experience with LOCO-SOUND engines is that the loco will start in forward as soon as power is applied to the track. I am interested in why the track is not losing power when being commanded to do so by the remote. This engine will never slow down or reverse direction if the power can't be adjusted or interrupted. The loco could be perfectly fine and the problem might be with your your remote lock-on unit.
Does the engine make chuff sounds?
How is the power attached to the track and how many buttons does your remote have?
