If you have ever had a problem with your locomotives not running, you may want to help Mark who is having problems with his N scale Atlas engines:

“I have two Atlas N scale engines that were purchased not that long ago, maybe around June of this year. They ran perfectly fine up until I stopped running trains due to some major scenery work on the layout. I would say I did not run any trains for about 2 to 3 weeks. Before running any trains again I made sure to clean up the railroad throughly and I cleaned the track as well.

When I went to run both of the engines, one would not run at all, and the other would run only a short distance before stopping. Again the engines are pretty new and the track is clean.

There are not any shorts in the wiring, or track, because other engines run perfectly fine.

Does anyone have any clues on to what might have happened with these two engines? Any help from your knowledgeable readers would be greatly appreciated…Thanks!”