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I have a car float operation.? I've set up a route and train to go from Car Float to Staging (off layout) and back to Car Float.? I've set the train length to 500' and moves to 20 even though I only have 8 cars on the float I've also set the car types to all on both the Staging and Float.

? BUT,? whenever I build the train it only takes 5 or six of the cars on the float and brings 3 back from staging.? I want it to take all 8 cars on the float and replace them with 8 fresh cars from staging every time.? Suggestions?????
thanks
Mike Stewart
Oakley, CA

The build report should explain why the train isn't doing a full swap. If you can't figure it out,? post the build report for us to review and we'll give your some suggestions.? If you use the text editor feature for the build report, you can simply do a copy and paste into your next reply.

BTW, the route should be Float -> Storage -> Float.? This allows the train to pull all of the cars off the float, return them to storage, pull new cars from storage, and place them on the float.? Notice that I didn't use "Staging" tracks.? Staging isn't the right choice for this type of operation.

Dan

Ok Dan,? I’m almost there

I’ve now got it so it pulls all the Car Float cars and routes them to Storage.

BUT, It won’t move any cars back to the float because the float tracks don’t have the space as they still show occupied by the cars that will be picked up.? I see in the instructions where you can set Planned Pickups to 100 % so it will send the 8 cars to the float even though 8 still show there.? But I can’t find where to enter that percentage.? And if I do is that percentage by location or by train/route???Because I don’t want to overload the Float during normal train operations only during storage swaps.

This is the build report for each car in storage that it would not send to the float

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Find destinations for (GACX 50138) type (Hopper Plast) load (E) at (Storage off layout, off layout)

??? Searching location (Car Float) route id (11r5) for possible destination

??? Can't send (GACX 50138) to yard (overflow track) due to rolling stock length 54 feet, available track

??? space 48 feet

??? Can't send (GACX 50138) to yard (Float) due to rolling stock length 54 feet, available track space 26

??? feet

?? Could not find a track for (GACX 50138) at destination (Car Float)

?? Did not assign a destination for car (GACX 50138)

Thanks
Mike Stewart
Oakley,ca

Hi Mike,

My guess is that you have the program in "Normal" mode.? That mode won't do car swaps for a single train.? Try aggressive mode and let us know what happens.



If you want to continue in 'Normal" mode, you need two trains, one to pull the cars off, and one to deliver them to the float.? You would build and terminate the 1st train to empty the float.? The 2nd would fine the float empty and deliver new cars.

Dan

Aggressive mode will probably do it. And you can make other trains individually normal build if you need to.
I have also used the "dash number" trick on a track/location. Put two tracks at storage, track-1 and track-2 (or whatever your names are) with each holding 8 cars.
Ray