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[quote user="kasskaboose"]I touch one ohm meter probe to the DC output of my throttle and the red one to the track, but the Ohm meter shows no power.[/quote] Read whole reply, then do power off testing first. 1. What setting is your meter set for? 2. What it sounds like you are doing is trying to measure Amps, which on some meters requires the one of the probes to be moved on the meter.  Or you may be wanting to do a continuity check.  I will explain both.   If there is no load on the system (no locomotive) you should not have any current anyway.  You can also check voltage: This can be done my setting up your meter to read DC Volts (typically has multiples of 10) 2V, 20V, 200V etc.  Set your meter for 20VDC, turn on power pack and touch one meter to each rail. Also you should go around and check for dead shorts with power off.  This is where you set the meter to ohms.  Good ones make a beep.  Others will read OL.  With power off go around touching one probe to each rail.  If you get a beep or a number you have a short circuit.  As far as your wiring schematic goes, it looks okay to me, but I am no DC expert.  The last DC layout I built was with my grandfather over 20 years ago.  I have since switched to DCC, and am not looking back.  But to each his own.  There is nothing wrong with DC if it does what you want it to do.  You can also test continuity through the wires by touching one probe to the power pack + and the other to the track that is connected to the plus (again with power off) on the ohm setting.  Linking  a photo of your ohm meter will help with double checking your settings if you are having problems.
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