Fastrack crossing with flashers problem ( solved, thank you!)

The first thing to try is to reverse the isolation pieces on each side. These pieces have a break in them, so when the wheel crosses the "break", they close the circuit and turn on the lights and drop the gate. If it is on all the time, then it may be installed backwards.

This may not be the problem, however you have to eliminate this as a possibility. When trouble shooting, make no assumptions! There may also be a chance the isolation track piece is not working properly or is defective. Be sure to clean out the gap that creates the isolated rail. Even a small amount of metal shavings can close the circuit.

On my layout, I made my own isolated rail pieces by removing the metal tab on the bottom of the track, then using a dremel tool to cut the track.

My understanding is that the switch turns the sounds on and off. The flashers and gate should work regardless of how the switch is set.

My Fastrack crossing works OK, however I have to admit that I may not have read the manual, and definitely have not looked at the manual in many years, so I cannot comment on what it says.

Awsome, thanks for the advice, I will give it a shot today to see if it fixes it.

Joe has your fix I think.  Place both insulated tracks on the bell switch side and it should work as intended.  The printing on the back of the crossing indicates the proper placement.

Yep I feel stupid, did not know there was a indicator under the crossing for the insulated side. I'm a newbie so please forgive me. I got it running good now. Prob will have some more questions in the future since I'm building my first layout and kind of winging it. Thank you guys so much.

Nothing stupid about it.  We’ve all been there.  Glad it was something easy.  Enjoy your crossing, although on my small xmas layout that bell gets a little annoying.  Glad they put a switch on it.  😏