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Alright everybody, I finally got it. Like I said, I had never run into this before. Out of all the switches, I narrowed it down to 3, then 2, then I found out when I put the light from a known line, it would light up on both tracks of that switch. I replaced it and everything is rosy. The only trouble now is that I took up and replaced the switches so many times the track has got gaps all over. THAT I can take care of. Thanks for all the help and support in how to narrow it all down.
Lynn