Converting Bachmann Closed Streetcar to USA Trains Motor Block

[maxi-model]

Hello and thanks for the reply! I did not remove any circuit boards, I did take off one black and silver things (pretty sure its a flyback transformer?) just for a few tests but overall no I didn't remove any full panels or anything, just taking the wiring as it was and attempting to re-power it. And I did get the lights on wiring alligator clips to the pickups from the track directly so I think my issue is in how the power is being sent (or not sent) from the motor blocks.

I ripped the brass buss wires out of the USAT motor block I used in my tram's conversion to battery power. After 20 years, and despite some prior soldering, I found them to be less than reliable in power transmission I hard wired the motor to the ESC unit. Although not used here I do have directional lights on other instalations wired from the same Rx65c reciever/esc used here. My OcCre Madrid tram does not have any working lights as built. See post #17 Adding RC & battery power to OcCre tram