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Hey guys, it was the gear. I replaced it, and all is good now. Thank you for all your help.

Thank you for the information. I was hoping it would be something simple, like the "shot down" function. The booster would not get here until this coming Tuesday, So, in the meanwhile, I guess I will open the gearbox to see if the plastic gear is broken. If the gear is broken, it kind of stinks, since this is a brand new locomotive.

Thank you Kevin for the information. Well, I tried the wheels, they are a little stiff, but they do roll when I lightly push the locomotive on the track. I am hoping I dont have to open the unit(if so, this would be the 9th or 10th time that I have opened and close the unit), but I will not find that out until next tuseday, when I get my new NCE PB110 10A Booster. Then, I can try out the start up function key, and hopefully it will do the trick. I am somewhat skeptical that would solve the problem, since the locomotive never moved, not even once since I installed the decoder, even though the lights and sound were functioning. I will keep you guys posted. Thank you guys for all your help.

enginear joe, benshell, thank you very much for your suggestions. I will try the start up option as soon as I get a new booster. I was thinkering with the booster to increase the voltage and all the sudden the back of the booster caught on fire and now there is a big gap on the copper connection by the input and output voltage site. I like to ask if this anomaly with the "shut down" presist even after the system is turned off and disconnected from the electric socket, since this has been happening for about 5-6 days?

Hi; I am new to model train and DCC. These are my setup: NCE CS01 Command Center NCE PB105 5Amp Booster NCE ProCab QSI Titan Bachmann Decoder 18V 10Amp Power Supply LGB Track Backmann 2-6-0 Mogul G-Scale locomotive I have installed the Decoder on to the locomotive. When I try the light or the bell, they both trun on with no problem. When I try to get the train moving, it does not move. I hear sound comming from the motor, but the locomotive does not move. I checked the voltage on the rails and it is at 14.3v. The voltage should be 18v, and I know I can increase it to 18v by turning the DCC voltage adjustment pot on the PB105 booster. My question is: is the low voltage to the track the reason that the locomtive is not moving? Thank you