CNE Runner.....Thanks for your suggestion.  I really think it's just a programming problem that can be fixed with a quality programmer.  That's why I think I will try a LHS first and if that doesn't work; maybe I will contact Bachmann and send it to them for repair.  Anybody have any recent experience sending engines back to Bachmann?

KCS 1......Thanks for your suggestion.  I tried it and unfortunately there was no reaction from the engine.  I saw a post over on the General Discussion forum that covered a problem similar to mine and the person suggested he take the engine to someone who has a controller that could reset the CV values and maybe this would work to re-establish things.  I might try taking it to a LHS and see if they would try this for me. Eventually I will likely buy a more advanced system but first I want to make sure I am really going to like this hobby!!

Still can't get any response from my Bachmann DCC locomotive.  Doesn't seem to be
any loose wires and it's only been run for less than a half-hour total time.  Went to
a local train show there and spoke to a guy that had an HO DCC/Sound layout running and he suggested my engine has "gone to sleep" due to the DCC settings.  He thought that
a Bachmann system would "wakeup" if I hit 6-6 on the controller.  I tried that and still
no response but the headlight still lights up.  I must have misplaced the CD that came with the set and the instruction manual says nothing to help me in this problem.

Anybody have any ideas??

Thanks for responding Matt,  I have been too busy last few days to check further but I
will check on the loose wire.  Tomorrow I am going to a big train show that's in town
and may learn some new things there as well. 

Thanks again!

Jim

Sorry for being such an amateur on these trains but when I went to clean the wheels;  they don't turn so I could only clean the bottom half!
Is there a way to turn the wheels since the motor doesn't respond yet?

When I had the decoder board loosened there was not much space to
get down to the motor.  Or do the "trucks" come off easy for cleaning?

Thanks Josh,  I had the cover off already and took the screws out of the
decoder board and looked in at the motor and turned the driveshaft and it seemed to turn easily.  Now I will try your suggestion and clean the wheels although they shouldn't be dirty after only about 10 minutes of running previously but it won't hurt to clean them anyway.

Hello all,  I am a newcomer to HO and bought a DCC set with EZ Command
and after opening the box and setting it all up; it all worked just fine.
The set has 2 diesel engines and I ran each of them for only about 10 minutes total and then put them away (for about 8 months) until I had time to set up a table and get serious about a layout.  Tonight I started back into it and now only one engine works.  The other is dead as a doornail.  I tried resetting the DCC address but got no response at all. 

Then I recently bought another Bachmann set that is DC so I took out the power pack for it and connected to the track.  Still no response but now at least the headlight came on but nothing from the motor.

Anyone have any suggestions or do you think I might have fried the motor?

Thanks!