On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 04:42 PM, Tom Cain wrote:
As noted, I¡¯ll go look at locations. ?I¡¯m attaching the six build reports for a previous op session. ?You are right it isn¡¯t going to be a huge data dump. ?The oder that trains are run is?
Local EB and WB morning trains, SD switcher 1st shift, Local EB and WB afternoon trains and then the SD switcher 2nd shift. ?The locals manage all of the switch lead interchange tracks on the west end of the layout and the SD switcher manages the Joliet Switch lead and the Westbound C/I track at the east end of the layout.
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Tom,
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I looked at the BRs for all your train then went back to investigate the morning EB Local.? There is a lot going on here and I want to help with the meaning of it all, but am going to start with a small suggestion.
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Take a look at the attached screenshot from your EB Local BR.? The notes I put on it are going to help make sense of things later, as we unpack what happens when the program attempts to build your train.?
So, start off small, and make the changes to your Staging Options and to the train's Build Options as indicated on my image.
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By eliminating the program's ability to revert to "normal" mode when a build fails out of staging, it will force you to examine why it isn't working.? This can be frustrating for those unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the Build Report, and most new users have this option "turned on" in order to get their trains to work.? And this is exactly why it is suggested in the Help files!? But we are in search of education and this method of "bigger hammer" affords us no learning about the "whys"...
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After you alter your options, reset the EB Local and rebuild it.? If it fails (high likelihood), post the report here for us to begin the class on the "whys".? And most importantly for now, stay patient.
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Happy to help, hope it helps,
<Pete Johnson>
