It sounds like you are experiencing a power drop along your track. If you've taken the track apart a number of times, the track can get loose or corroded at the joints. You can try to carefully pinch the track ends together with needle nose pliers or put another power feed lockon at the point where you don't have enough power. Adding that extra power feeder is the best solution. I'm assuming that you're using the old, traditional track rather than Fastrack.
Have you cleaned your wheels & roller pickups?
SOURCE: Lionel train power issue
Answer a number of questions:
Is the tranformer power adequate for the train and is it a working tranformer?
Will the train run by connecting the wires directly to the two points of the train (wheels and center rail connector)?
Are the tracks new?
Is the lockon new?
SOURCE: WE are trying to get our lionel holiday train
There is no on/off switch. Remote will give no indication of working. Try putting engine and coal car only and try. I have had this train set for two years and the remote tends to work whenever it wants.
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My son just got this train and we are having the same problem. Taking the last car off solved the problem for us. I think it has something to do with accessories and the transformer voltage output (See page 14 and 15 of the instructions).
I have still not determined why it won't run with the final car but am assuming it has something to do with the lights on the cars pulling too many amps and not enough left to run the train. I will let you know if I find a solution. If anyone else knows how to solve the issue, any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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