On Saturday February 12, 2000, Jim Moir, the author of ProTrak, will be presenting a clinic on car forwarding operations with computers. ProTrak for Windows 98...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 5, 2000 11:18 pm
We will have another treat for you at the clinic. Dr Mike is sending me the first weighscale and we will have that at the clinic. As well, we will be showing...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 5, 2000 11:19 pm
ProTrak for Windows is done! The past 2 days we have been burning CDs of "ProTrak for Windows". We mailed CDs to ProTrak users today. Over the next week we...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 5, 2000 11:13 pm
Updates to ProTrak for Windows Version 1.00 will be available on the ProTrak website at <http://www.protrak.cc> at "Downloads". This update version is...
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Elliot Fishbein and/o...
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Feb 6, 2000 6:24 am
Hi, The new PT CD arrived today and I couldn't wait to install it. It seemed to install properly, but when I tried to import my railroad from the DOS version,...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 6, 2000 3:12 pm
Elliot, Huummmmm. Bug there, if the preferred CD drive is not the highest numbered drive. Also, a problem if one selects "a:" and then goes back and selects ...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 6, 2000 4:04 pm
For the most part your DOS data can be used directly in the new Windows version of ProTrak. This was a high priority, and I made changes only where it was...
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Mike Hurlburt
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Feb 8, 2000 2:00 pm
Jim: I'll be attending the meet in Clemson this coming Saturday...I'm meeting my cousin who will be coming up from Sumter, If you haven't mailed my Windows ...
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Fred Kaser
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Feb 8, 2000 4:56 pm
Anyone who can help: In Administration: I cannot cahange scale to "O". Reverts to "HO" when I hit OK and close the window.Creating Waybills: The shipping...
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Howard R. Garner
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Feb 8, 2000 5:41 pm
Fred, Looks like a new bug to me. I just checked it under build 49 and get the same results that you do. Give Jim a couple days and then download the latest...
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Fred Kaser
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Feb 11, 2000 3:37 pm
To anyone Are the first 20 waybills still set aside for special purposes? I have run 1 operating session to get things started. When I started the second ...
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Mark Nolan
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Feb 11, 2000 3:51 pm
Assuming you are using the new windows version then yes, the first 20 waybills are set aside for a special purpose, such as sand and coal loading for engine...
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Howard R. Garner
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Feb 11, 2000 4:04 pm
Mark has already answered. Yes the first 20 are reserved. Try adding waybills from #21 up and see what happens. I will ask Jim about this on Saturday as he...
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John DePauw
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Feb 11, 2000 5:09 pm
Jim Were the new CD Window's version sent out to all users. I haven't gotten one yet. John DePauw Operating the EJ&E in South East Michigan in 1973 ... From:...
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D & L Sand
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Feb 11, 2000 4:55 pm
... Me either. I'd blame the mail but Elliot got his early and we live in the same metro area. Dave suggested it takes time to make the CDs and they might be...
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Howard R. Garner
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Feb 11, 2000 5:24 pm
OK Linda, I will ask Jim tomorrow. Howard...
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Kathe Robin
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Feb 11, 2000 6:01 pm
Fred: Waybills 1 - 20 are reserved. #1 is primary locomotive fuel source, #2 is primary locomotive sand source, #18 is secondary locomotive fuel source. All...
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Kathe Robin
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Feb 11, 2000 6:04 pm
John: My ProTrak CD didn't arrive until Wednesday and it was one of the first ones Jim sent out. If you don't get it early next week, drop Jim a piece of...
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TNH
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Feb 11, 2000 8:36 pm
FYI, I also get the "Run time error '9' Subscript out of range," often. It seems to appear when I choose something from the menu, and choose a subsequent item...
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Kathe Robin
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Feb 12, 2000 5:00 am
Tom: This problem has been noted and called to Jim Moir's attention. Max ... email: m_robin@... smail: Max S. Robin, P.E. Cheat River...
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Larry Goss
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Feb 12, 2000 7:32 pm
Anyone know how to designate certain RR reporting marks as belonging to the Home Road system in ProTrak for Windows? Larry...
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Kathe Robin
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Feb 12, 2000 8:24 pm
Larry: When you define a new home road when first starting PT or by going under the file menu, you are presented with fields to fill in for the name of the RR...
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Larry Goss
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Feb 12, 2000 10:06 pm
Max, Thanks for the help. Do you know if it is legal to enter more than one set of reporting marks there, or does it look like we are we limited to one set of...
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Kathe Robin
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Feb 12, 2000 10:26 pm
Glad I was able to help. Unfortunately I don't know about the multiple reporting marks. Since Jim recognizes "System Reporting Marks" (e.g. CSXT also...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 13, 2000 8:46 pm
Larry, ... Beyond the "home road" which is Railroad #1 ? As Max says, you use the "System reporting marks" feature. To make another railroad a system road...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 13, 2000 8:48 pm
John DePauw, ... A ProTrak for Windows CD was sent out to you last Saturday. Jim...
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John DePauw
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Feb 14, 2000 3:45 pm
Jim Thanks I will be looking for it at the mail box, the next couple of days. John DePauw Operating the EJ&E in South East Michigan in 1973 ... From: Jim Moir...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 14, 2000 6:08 pm
Passenger cars are added to a train at Transportation: Reblocking: Assign passenger cars. However, once they are assigned to a train, passenger cars respond to...
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Jim Moir
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Feb 14, 2000 6:23 pm
... This (99.99% of the time) means that the program is trying to work with a list of data that has "0" (zero) items in it. In other words, data, that is...
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Howard R. Garner
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Feb 15, 2000 1:58 am
This last Saturday was the first ProTrak for Windows Clinic. This was presented at the Palmetto Division, SER/NMRA winter meet that is held along with the...
