From Howard, ... From Andy, ... Plus the "one pull outbound per day" (Tim Gilbert). ~~~~ So, in summary, a) cars dribble in all through the day (as the inbound...
Hi Jim, Sounds like we are making progress. I understand the concept and what we want to do. I still get a little confused on exactly how it will be done in...
Hi Jim, Andy et al, Kudos to Jim for his commitment to improving ProTrak and responding to its users!! The first priority is to get a LCL freight house program...
Jim, Further thoughts: The mail (and baggage) track doesn't have any doors, as it is simply one of the tracks under the train shed, whereas the REA has a...
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ProTrak@yahoogroups.com
Sep 1, 2005 8:44 pm
This is the monthly reminder message. This group is for the discussion of ProTrak and the associated Grapvine system. An active discussion of the advantanges...
Andy, ... The switchlist will show cars going to the freighthouse, with a sidingnumber for each car (Whatever you put on the waybill.) However, when you get ...
... Yes! I do not want all my 40 ft funiturecars being captured for freighthouse service. Remember the my normal length car is 34 to 36 foot in 1905 Howard...
John, ... This requirement is indeed a "complexity"....and requires some pondering. It may be necessary in this case to have the CP car switched, to the ...
Howard, The way I have this coded is that car length is not mentioned. Rather, the input is "Number of cars that can placed on this track". ~~~~ If there are...
John, Having pondered, I think the easiest way is to add a third (optional) datafield to the freighthouse data, for "Required car ownership - if any". This may...
Hello Jim, John, Andy,Howard ....All, I would like to contribute some thoughts on LCL Operations .....I have been following the messages and my emphasis is...
Jim, I agree, the passenger side does not need to be dealt with now, but should be included in any overall passenger upgrade, rather than patching it onto a...
I agree with you, John. Not having messed with the passenger side of the program, I will be interested to see how my passenger terminal will work out in...
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Michael Moir
memoir@...
Sep 3, 2005 7:03 pm
Andy, Just so you know, I've recently prototyped a sound gadget that can play about 60 s of CD quality sound. It will be powered by a rechargable battery and...
... Think "Moo". When stock cars are being loaded with cows, the "car" starts mooing. When stock loading is complete, the car goes quiet. While traveling,...
Hi Mike and Jim, Can this also be used in fixed locations such as traffic in the city, factories or engine houses, rip track buildings etc., freight &...
Andy, ... rip track buildings Yes. ~~~ As I understand what Mike has done, is that the sound can be loaded up to each unit, individually. (And changed or...
... can play about 60 s of CD quality sound. It will be powered by a rechargable battery and will fit into an HO scale boxcar. The sounds will be loaded...
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Michael Moir
memoir@...
Sep 4, 2005 8:53 pm
My goal is to have the unit cost you less than $50. It will contain a DCC decoder so can be used for both static and mobile sounds. Because of this the unit...
Update 241, just posted, adds "double-track" features to the "manual" train dispatcher panel in ProTrak. In other words, you can display crossovers. The...
Update 241, just posted, substantially refines the signal drivers. If you use: - 3-lead led signals (for searchlight signals), - 3-color-lamp (1ed) signals -...
Jim, Thank you VERY much for the update. I now have operable signals. One question though. Where do you change the hue on the amber/yellow at? The place that...
I'm sure this has come up before, but it has me stumped. I just moved to a new computer and was trying to install Protrak. I used my original disk but got a...
Elliot, ... This message appears when an Update version of the program is being used on a "first time" Install. (The Update version can not be used to install...
John, ... Hue (red/green balance) is generated by changing the on/off time, of the "yellow", for red/green in a bicolor led. The red and green are alternately...
Update 241 includes a "freighthouse" control. (This is a "first cut", and we will refine this control to suit our needs.) Taking your advice, I have kept this...
Just took a quick look at the new signal routine. There's a problem with B&O CPL signals... Where/How do you get and set up the upper, upper offset, and lower...
If you are importing data from a 1998 era railroad...that is data developed under the earlier DOS version of ProTrak, you may want to install today's version...
