On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 03:05 PM, Bill Rutherford wrote:
I also want some extra storage space available to each C/I track so if a given track has 8 car spots available but 10 cars that should be placed on the C/I track the software has somewhere to put them.
Bill,
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One solution is to pool your C/I tracks with "general storage".? You would set the minimum track length for each C/I track to 8 cars.? Now if the program needs more, it can grab the space from general storage.? Your operators seeing that there are already 8 cars on the C/I track would simply place the cars on the general storage track.? The program will think the cars are on the C/I track.? Now when it comes time to pull the cars from the C/I track, your operators won't find all of the cars sitting there, some can be found on the general storage track.? You would provide instructions to look in the general storage track when cars aren't spotted on the correct C/I track.? The benefit of this solution is that the "extra" track space is limited to whatever "general storage" is, and can be shared with all C/I tracks, or not.? No need to run an extra train, just to move the cars from general storage directly into the train demanding the cars.
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Another way to organize your C/I yard, is having sets of cars grouped by destination anywhere in your yard, and the program will automatically adjust the length needed if you pool them together.? So rather than thinking this physical track is for cars going to X, you instead organize your tracks by groups of cars going to certain destinations.? Sometimes it will be physical track 1 going to destination X, and sometimes track 2, 3 etc. going to destination X depending on car space requirements.? You'll need some sort of system to keep track of the groups of cars.? Could be as simple as a small white board, or magnet board with markers, or cards.
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Dan
