The sessions of the Crewe route run to careful timetable and I have documented the method in various threads. This is the only method I have found that works reliably. I am just putting the finishing touches to a Crewe session '100 Trains' during which more than 100 trains pass through Crewe on a strict timetable over 3 hours including engine changes, shunting, breaking down and making up trains etc. the existing '50 Trains' session already uploaded utilizes all the control techniques I have configured to achieve timetable working - and it works GREAT!

Programming the Portals

Try the Portal Timetable Rule found on the DLS. http://www.openspeedway.net/files/pics/ptr.jpg You can set which portal you want it to come out of with "Emitting Portal You can set what time it comes out with "Add New Timetable" You can set what train comes out with "Add an existing saved consist" You can select a driver with "Add Driver to Consist" You can use the command bar to add and save commands for the AI to follow. To add another train just click on the "I" box at the bottom.

Where the green dots are signals, and track direction markers are the yellow arrows. Make sure you have enough space for the longest train that will run before the first signal in the loop, this will stop a train being held at that signal from blocking the exit from the opposite track... Edit; if this is for overtaking then you will have to use triggers, i'd suggest...

Add on a new separate line: -freeintcam into the Trainzoptions file Alt+U or Alt+V might work also Edit: Use the keyboard arrow keys to roam __________________

You only need one rule and can set up multiple signals on one trigger in a single set up. In a session set up all the rules etc place a single engine and save the session as map rules. everytime you want to do a new session with the same rules you just open map rules place your consists and save as a different name. This means you wont have to keep setting up the rules everytime. __________________

2. I open Surveyor, create my boards to exactly the size I made my displacement in Photoshop, find my created displacement, and drop it in.

Thank for advice. For those interested, I downloaded "Copy Commands From" and "Schedule Library" from the Download Station into TRS2009.

Your cattle question...the reason you can't send your AI driver to the packing plants is the way the layout is setup for the Class 1 trains that are running. If you look at the layout in Surveyor you will see that there are direction arrows

I'm pleased to announce that the first version of my VR track set for TS2009 is now on the download station.

Any one know of some decent AI friendly routes to download?

Hi Cascaderailroad, The portal return system can get a bit confusing. It depends on what you want to do and how many consists you want to do it with.

If you open the route using QuickDrive Mode in Driver and place your consists using both the Global Consist Library and the QuickDrive panel you can save a driver session and then re-open it again and make changes using GCL and QuickDrive to the saved session. You can do this over and over again. You don't have to make changes in surveyor to rolling stock if you have upgraded to a version that has QuickDrive available. Sorry I don't remember where it was added but it is in SP2.

This is how to apply grades to track.

SP2 Quick Drive Quick Start Guide. I posted this in another thread as a answer to a question. I thought I would give it a thread of its own to let more people find it.