Moving switches

[prr4ever]

Got it!

Good news! I managed to get the switch to throw!

I followed your last post Gerry. I crept up on that switch at 0.2mph while watching the switch points from ahead of the lead engine and hitting the G key every second or so. I was almost on the points but it did switch.

Thanks for the help to everyone who contributed!

Gerry, I have not used the dispatch window much but I was unable to get the switch to move from the dispatch window. I get the "To Main Route" and "To Side Route" boxes but neither one does anything to the switch using mouse or G. See attachment.

[R. Steele]

Good news! I managed to get the switch to throw!

I followed your last post Gerry. I crept up on that switch at 0.2mph while watching the switch points from ahead of the lead engine and hitting the G key every second or so. I was almost on the points but it did switch.

Thanks for the help to everyone who contributed!

Gerry, I have not used the dispatch window much but I was unable to get the switch to move from the dispatch window. I get the "To Main Route" and "To Side Route" boxes but neither one does anything to the switch using mouse or G. See attachment.

Eggcellent!! Happy to be of some assistance. Regarding the dispatcher tab in the Map Window...if you'll notice in my screenshots I have the resolution set to 124 meters, while you have the "res" set at 5000m -- at 5000m the two closely positioned switches will show as one switch...not possible to pick the correct switch to throw it. Section 7.5 Map Window in the manual explains how to control both signals and switches using the Dispatch Tab...it is really quite useful in some situations.

[prr4ever]

Again, thanks for the help and I will work some with the dispatch window. I did not think about the res setting.