Problems with turnout motors/switches
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Good advice in whatever you are fixing is to isolate the individual systems and test them separately until you find the bad one. In other words, disconnect the switch motor and see if the problem goes away. Without being familiar with those turnout motors or with your power pack, I can't provide specifics. But, if your trains are moving, that means there is current flowing to the tracks. This could be a power pack problem such that it is not shutting off. If you disconnect the power feed to your turnout controls from your power pack, and the trains still creep with the throttle closed, that means your power pack is shot. If the problem goes away when you disconnect your turnout control power, then the problem is with your turnout control wiring. My guess is that you have wires crosses somewhere between your turnout control and your track feed. Make sure you did not mix up a track feed wire with a turnout control wire somewhere.
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