I have a pair of HO Kato engines with TCS decoders that were loaned to a 'friend' for use during an open house event.  Now that they have been returned for use on my NCE system, they don't light up, don't hum, don't nothing.
The borrower says he "didn't do anything to them."
Anyone have an idea what the problem is, and how to get them running again? Programming on the main and resetting the decoders according to the TCS protocol has not helped.

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a ESU Cab Control system.  It has been working flawlessly so far and I love it.

Several years ago I acquired this small steam engine from an estate sale here in FL. What I noticed about it right away was all the nice detail that had been added to it. The gentleman had put some very nice workmanship into it.

It doesn't run at the moment, but I'll figure that out once I get my layout up and running. It's quite a heavy little loco, so its tractive capability should be quite good.

It has no markings as to its origin, so I was wondering if someone might recognize what it started out life as??

I just downloaded the MRH July issue and was reading the story about you dismantling your layout. Before removing your trackage take a spray bottle of an alcohol/water solution and liberally spray the trackage. Let it soak in a few minutes, then take a putty knife and slide it under the track and it will come up intact. Then use a stiff bristle brush to remove the remailing ballast from the track. After the ballast dries it can also be reused.

This is assuming you used a water soluble adhesive to install the ballast.

Joe