https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points Model railroads and model trains Fri, 07 May 2021 02:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html#comment-51799 Fri, 07 May 2021 02:25:31 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6118#comment-51799 Had a similar problem…I recently had to replace a turnout and then lay down some new ballast. I thought that I’d cleaned the rails properly but my engines kept hesitating in 2 or 3 spots near the new turnout. The inside sections of the switching rails had some scenery cement on them, preventing good power contact, when closed… I cleaned them off and all is good.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html#comment-51785 Wed, 05 May 2021 21:03:46 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6118#comment-51785 Sometimes a buildup of crud in the frog lifts the wheel at that point. Also check the switching rails to make sure they haven’t developed a dip.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html#comment-51774 Wed, 05 May 2021 13:26:36 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6118#comment-51774 I have the same issue. I will clean the track again. I also have problems on this one switch when my steel wheels on my cars go over it

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html#comment-51766 Wed, 05 May 2021 05:49:51 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6118#comment-51766 When I have issues it is almost always dirt that is the culprit. Clean the wheels and the track. Your intermittent stalling on the layout tells me you have dirt on the pickup wheels and possibly on the contacts that transfer power from the wheels. A poor electrical connection could make your 4 axle GP act like a 2 axle loco,
You could add a Keep Alive but that just masks the problem

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/05/atlas-6-turnouts-and-intermittent-stalling-at-different-points.html#comment-51752 Wed, 05 May 2021 02:07:13 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6118#comment-51752 Check the points at the from. Make sure there is a gap.

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