Cross-posted help request: Milepost bits

[fchrist16]

Instead of re-iterating the whole post, go check this out and see if you can help me?! https://www.trainsim.com/forums/foru...-milepost-bits

Regards,

-Frank C.

[landnrailroader]

Frank,

I had checked the whole post and I didn't intend to offend or be snarky.

I have run into that issue on branch lines, especially when I was putting together a line that had been abandoned. So what I did was sort of what you want. I would position a train, usually just a locomotive, at the start point. That would be mile zero. Then I would run it, not too fast, and stop as close as possible to each mile. When stopped I would write down the coordinates of the stop - you can get that from one of the options - I admit I have not had occasion to do that with ORTS, but it was easy with MSTS and I ass/u/me that ORTS has the same function. Once the run is completed or I stop when I get to a point, I can add those coordinates into the marker file which will then show markers when I use either the MSTS/RE or TSRE. I checked and hitting "0", zero, in either sim. brings up a compass & coordinate window.

All Southern Railway officers, I was a minor one, had this little plaque on their desk: ASS/U/ME What it meant was that to assume something makes an ass out of you (whoever the other person is) and me.

Jerry

[fchrist16]

Jerry, thanks and no problem on the other post!!

I've tried to do similar but with nearly an exactly mile long train, as close to 5,280 feet as I can get, with varying results.

Regards,

-Frank C.