Sirs: I have a one month old Bachmann DCC ALCO Steam loco that I'm having an issue with.

When under DCC control from a Digitrax controller, my DCC Diesel will run for hours at any speed, but the new Steam engine will go about 10 seconds and stop. It'll stop for about 5 seconds and then run again. It'll repeat this as long as I let it.

It doesn't seem to be related to where on the track it is, and the other DDC loco does not do this.

It stops and starts when using the Digitrax box, and when connected to the Friewald Train Controller software. But when using the software it only restarts sometimes; mostly it just stops.

In all cases, if I move the throttle a little it will restart.

Can anyone offer any wisdom?

Sirs:
I'm new at this, and I need a little help getting my head wrapped around a reversing layout. I'm trying to design a layout that allows the train to reverse itself but (obviously) I get a short circut when I connect the track. I know that it can be done but the electrical part of it is escaping me.