06-14-2009, 04:02 PM
I had something similar happen and it was indeed the glue that insulated the rails. I cut a little piece of electrical wire and exposed both ends, touched the ends to the dead tracks to complete a circuit from rail to rail and found that when current flowed this way the rails were "live" again. i soldered mini-feeders across the rail joints and solved the problem.
Hope that helps!
Ralph
Hope that helps!
Ralph