The question was about installing the Working Weighscale in ProTrak. The software for the Working Weighscale is included in ProTrak. At "Traffic", "Special...
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Mark Nolan
dmnolan@...
Mar 1, 2000 11:00 pm
So Jim, when can the common masses get one of these? How much will it set us back and what time can you come by and install it? If you can't travel around...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 2, 2000 11:06 pm
FYI, I mailed "ProTrak for Windows" CDs this afternoon to most of the users who had not yet received a CD. You should see the CD Saturday, or Monday. The ...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 3, 2000 10:28 pm
The remaining ProTrak for Windows CDs have been sent to existing users. If you haven't yet received your CD,, it should arrive by Wednesday or Thursday. Jim...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 4, 2000 8:01 pm
Hello, I just received my copy of ProTrak in the mail today. I am having a problem though. It installed fine, but when I try to make a new railroad, the ...
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Michael Moir
memoir@...
Mar 4, 2000 9:23 pm
Jeremy, Here are a couple of ideas: Make sure you click on the icon for your CDROM in the drop-down box. Also, if you have a Zip, DVD or other drives with...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 4, 2000 9:38 pm
Michael, I have a zip drive, and that was the culprit. I remember reading about that now, but couldn't remember during the problem. Thanks, Jeremy Chicago &...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:00 am
Hello, I am setting up my locomotives, and ran into a small problem. Some of my locomotive types are not listed in the locomotive type. Example is a C44-9W....
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Kathe Robin
m_robin@...
Mar 5, 2000 12:53 am
Jeremy: To get additional loco types (e.g. C44-9W) added to data list, send email to Jim Moir with all of the engines you would like to see added. He usually...
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TNH
maillist@...
Mar 5, 2000 7:18 am
A quick scan of the locomotive types reveals the following may be missing (at least in my version) EMD: SW1500 MP15DC E6, E7, E8, E9 DDA40X F59PHI GP39X SD50M ...
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Alan Anderson
kaprod@...
Mar 5, 2000 1:59 pm
... I don't know of a website but I checked out a book at the library that isn't too bad. It's called A Field Guide to Trains by Gerald Foster. It has data...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 5, 2000 6:42 pm
Jeremy, ... By the next regular Update I will have "opened up" the diesel locomotive file: "Pester.CAT". A few support data files in the DOS version were...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 5, 2000 6:42 pm
Jeremy, ... Select The Railroad, Gateways and Other Railroads. Go up to Edit: New - which in this case is showing "New Railroads in Official Guide" - and...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 5, 2000 7:00 pm
Hello, I am requesting some assistance setting up the actual railroad operations. I added a page with a picture of my layout, I didn't want to mail it to the ...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 6, 2000 9:10 pm
Update 61 implements the request to add diesel unit types. You now can add units to the file. You will notice that you can specify a considerable amount of...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 7, 2000 1:43 am
Yes Max, Sections will be added for your dearly beloved geared steam locomotives, and your equally beloved rod-type-connected steam locomotives. You'll see ...
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KerryDel@...
Mar 7, 2000 5:26 am
I just got through installing ProTrak and tried to create a new railroad ... But, this is followed almost immediately with an error "Insert CD..... Please ...
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Michael Moir
memoir@...
Mar 7, 2000 5:49 am
Kerry, You probably have a Zip drive or other removable media drives on your system. Put a disk in each (any disk will do) and the ProTrak disk in your CD...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 7, 2000 2:26 pm
I had the same problem. Did you download build 60? I would contact Jim if you didn't. My problem was that I have a zip drive, and it would not read the cd...
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John DePauw
johnd@...
Mar 7, 2000 4:53 pm
Jim We need to add SD38's and SD38-2 to the engine list and the Baldwin center cabs emd rebuilds John DePauw Operating the EJ&E in South East Michigan in 1973...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 8, 2000 12:57 am
John DePauw, ... The latest update has a set of new screens where you can enter any diesel unit you want. The new screens are under Edit: Change: Change ...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 8, 2000 12:57 am
Hy'all Eric, ... No plans made yet. ... Wasn't asked. Supposedly an operations review 'clinic' has been set up for Thursday morning, and supposedly...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 8, 2000 12:57 am
... There are several ways of doing this. A staging track is one. An interchange is another. If the cars are set off there, without a locomotive attached...
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KerryDel@...
Mar 8, 2000 1:03 am
There doesn't seem to be anything in the way of help available in the program. <Help> and <Use Setup Wizard> are both greyed out. The only thing I can get is...
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Jim Moir
moir5sdr@...
Mar 8, 2000 1:08 am
Jeremy, ... If you call the car type an "HMA" or any open top car, the shortest waybill length is 24 feet. ... Yes. The program subtracts 4 ft from the car...
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Kathe Robin
m_robin@...
Mar 8, 2000 1:59 am
Jeremy: Thanks for convincing Jim about "shorter" car lengths - I think he was getting tired of us asking! Enjoy ProTrak! Max ... email:...
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Howard R. Garner
hrgarner@...
Mar 8, 2000 3:26 am
(Beating about the head and shoulders) For a future update, look at the granular, bulk commodities and look more for a car volume rather then a car length. ...
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Jeremy Reese
jreese@...
Mar 8, 2000 3:46 am
Max and then all, Max: Your welcome. I am just coming upon items and trying to work them out. It is nice that they are working out for all of us, first with...
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John Cowles
jhcowles@...
Mar 8, 2000 4:31 pm
Jim, You should seriously consider going to the convention. You did well at Madison and there were a lot of very disappointed campers when you couldn't make...
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D & L Sand
sandsys@...
Mar 8, 2000 7:53 pm
I got my ProTrak for Windows and I am lost to the rest of the world. When working on customers, ProTrak won't let me assign a train without a block and it...
