What's Up Everybody
I've got a situation here that I can't solve, let me give you some stats first. I've got a 12'x30' layout, on the table right now, Atlas track & switches. 2 main lines O-72 and O-81curves with 11 sidings. I'm in the middle of installing block sections to accommodate my MTH trains, I also run Lionel Legacy and TMCC and I have 2-3rd Rail locomotives. I recently purchased 2 Z-Stuff Signal bridges and 4 Z-stuff 3 color trackside signals, I installed 1 bridge to track power and 2 signal lights to track power. I power the layout with a Lionel ZW-L transformer. Recently I started ballasting my track starting from a train tunnel that I've built going out onto the layout and suddenly for the last week when I turn on track power (I've got 8 locomotives on the layout) the trains power up on their own, some take of running, after a few seconds the ZW-L shuts off as if a train has jumped the track with the red lamp flashing. I've tried to troubleshoot by switching transformers, switching TIU's, I've just about removed a 3 color trackside signal, I'm almost about to start scraping up the ballast looking for a track that's grounded out somehow. I've taken 5 locomotives off of the layout and it appeared to be a temporary fix. HELP !!
