Thanks for the replies. I located the switch under the small roof hatch at the rear of the engine. I never thought to pop that open and look for the switch. Rookie mistake I guess. My kid is happy once again.

The track is connected just like the instructions listed. Only one wire to connect and Ive checked it several times. I even watched the supplied DVD in hopes of finding something I missed. No luck.

My 10 year old got an HO scale Acela Amtrak for Christmas. Got everything put together and nothing happens. The lights in the cars and dummy engine light up but the engine does nothing. The manual says there is an internal switch for rail or pantograph operation but I cant get the body off and I dont want to break the thing. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.