Dear Joe,

Thanks for the suggestions. I read James posting and will try and see if that works. Just as an aside I got one of those trouble switches working awhile ago. I just hooked it up and now it seems to work fine.
These are the things that are baffling: when something dosen't work and then it does without anything different being done to it.
Thanks again

Bill

Joe,

Thanks; but I have tried that on some of the switches and they still don't work. Oddly enough those that do work are on the main lines and terminal tracks are on those lines but not directly at the heel of the switches. Those switches seem to work "ok" and do demonstrate the "power routing" feature.

No reverse loops.

I am having problems with my newly installed Bachmann Remote Switches for my N Scale layout. Some work fine but others either will short out when an engine enters or will cause the engine to stall. On occasion they will work for a short time then they will do as already noted.
When activated by the direction box all switches work properly.
The track is ez track and the system is ez command DCC.
All wiring has been checked and rechecked.
The layout is approximately 2 1/2 ft by 10 ft. and I have four terminal tracks hooked up around the layout for power distribution.
I'm baffled and would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks