I am running a train with a route that selects cars to leave a classification yard and goes to 2 locations with yard tracks. It then picks up cars from those locations yard tracks and returns them to the classification yard for re-use. I dont use schedules or custom loads. Local trains then bring cars from yard to 3 industry locations. And returns cars back to the yards. ?
I then run the same train again.. It’s run over and over again as i only have 2 small yards and 3 locations. I want to service the locations with a local train and the local yards with a train out of the classification yard. ?I rather have a train that returns to its starting point to simulate what many people with large layouts do using car cards. When operating i take a train out of a yard, do setout to locations and bring back pulls from those locations.
the manual indicates that a train with the same route cant re-use cars it delivered.?
Does this mean after a certain number of runs of the train that all 400 cars in the classification yard are no longer subject to be selected.
If so, how can i find out which cars cannot be selected by that train? ?Do they remain in that status forever?
is there a way to achieve what i want to do other than changing all the c/i tracks in the classification yard to yard tracks or creating a virtual classification yard with a single track as large as the max train length and use a virtual train to move the cars from the virtual classification yard to the real one so the program can find the cars to re-use?
i am having problems building trains going to 2 yards.both yards accept the same type cars yet the build will only deliver/pickup to one yard. I also ask for 16 cars and usually get 6. ? Both yards are almost filled so i use aggressive mode.
could the c/i yard be the problem?
tony
