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When you say it'll only run in one direction, are you sying that it dies when you try to change directions? Or is it de-railing? <br /> <br />Electrically, if the train will run one direction, it'll go the other way if all things are equal. I'd be looking for a problem with the electric switch that chages direction on the power supply. Instead of flipping the switch, you can also swap the lead on the power supply. Don't change anything else when you do it. If the locomoive goes backwards, then look at whatever you do or did to make it not work. <br /> <br />You can use the multi-tester to watch the track voltage. You can also put it in series with the power supply to watch current, which I've found to be VERY helpful in watching for dirty track and such. <br /> <br />Mark in Utah
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