I apologize for posting so 'wordily'. My latent Irish blood urges me to use 50 words when 5 would do just fine
The root of my problem is that all of the whistle tenders worked poorly if at all before I cleaned, lubed, and rewired them (none of the relays chattered)- NOW that they are all fresh and sounding better the whistle relays chatter while applying track voltage without pushing any button at all