Friends,
I am starting to minimally detail a route that has signals. I would like to use Travis Ebner's Southern Rwy. signals because he did use the correct rules, but when I place a signal, I do not get the indicator on the track which would be used to select which signal head controls which route etc. Then I went to another route that I had successfully placed signals on a few years back using MSTS/RE and while the indicators were present, and I could select them, I did not get any new window or other item that would enable me to make the selection. I am using a older version of TSRE just because it is stable. V8.005F.. Could anyone suggest what might be the problem. The route is the 2nd district, CNO&TP and Travis used the newer type hooded signals with the old rules, which did not change with NS, at least in this area. Since he did not include searchlight signals with these rules, I may go back and use the same signals as I successfully used with the 3rd district that I released a few years back and which was done with MSTS/RE. I have carefully read the instructions about signals/TSRE but the lack of the indicator negates any further editing. I will go ahead and finish minimally detailing the route along with two others I have in the works and maybe an answer to this issue will come up. Looks like Travis has left us and I wish he had done the searchlight signals with Southern rules.Southern used route signaling as opposed to speed signaling. Thus if you got a red/green indication that meant diverging route proceed and the engineer had to know what the allowed speed for that particular location was.
In days of old, when I was supervisor of track geometry inspection on the SR, there were different types of signals used here and there but the rules were all the same. For example, on the NO&NE in-line color lights were used, likewise on the lines between DC and Atlanta. Searchlights were used on the CNO&TP, all three districts.
Jerry Sullivan
I am starting to minimally detail a route that has signals. I would like to use Travis Ebner's Southern Rwy. signals because he did use the correct rules, but when I place a signal, I do not get the indicator on the track which would be used to select which signal head controls which route etc. Then I went to another route that I had successfully placed signals on a few years back using MSTS/RE and while the indicators were present, and I could select them, I did not get any new window or other item that would enable me to make the selection. I am using a older version of TSRE just because it is stable. V8.005F.. Could anyone suggest what might be the problem. The route is the 2nd district, CNO&TP and Travis used the newer type hooded signals with the old rules, which did not change with NS, at least in this area. Since he did not include searchlight signals with these rules, I may go back and use the same signals as I successfully used with the 3rd district that I released a few years back and which was done with MSTS/RE. I have carefully read the instructions about signals/TSRE but the lack of the indicator negates any further editing. I will go ahead and finish minimally detailing the route along with two others I have in the works and maybe an answer to this issue will come up. Looks like Travis has left us and I wish he had done the searchlight signals with Southern rules.Southern used route signaling as opposed to speed signaling. Thus if you got a red/green indication that meant diverging route proceed and the engineer had to know what the allowed speed for that particular location was.
In days of old, when I was supervisor of track geometry inspection on the SR, there were different types of signals used here and there but the rules were all the same. For example, on the NO&NE in-line color lights were used, likewise on the lines between DC and Atlanta. Searchlights were used on the CNO&TP, all three districts.
Jerry Sullivan
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