Hi Mark
Yes for me, flying to Canada and returning from New York was my first time in America. What a discovery it was. Yes I remember a automatic people mover taking you everywhere into the big pavillions.
Originally Posted by: Mark5 
As far as grouping are concerned, the schedules can (idk?) be made into groups if they know which loco is in the schedule. If it is say a steam or e-lok then it has its own E or D (dampflok) tag. RR sees that in the tag and it triggers the appropriate event. If that becomes too complex then I may have to resort to using different devices, magnet or slider for circuit or a contact rail for any train. However I now only intend to use the catenary for cosmetic purposes (not electified) and so my e-loks would have to have a slider, which would in turn limit the selective nature of different feedback mechanisms. Therefore if I can get RR or an event to work in a group it would be best. I suppose if the start and end point/location is different for the three groups, then it may work, since only that grouping of trains would trigger a certain series of events. Does that make sense?
Not sure I understand your viewpoint. Here is mine:
- schedules take ANY loco from its starting point (block) to its ending point. It does so using routes and blocks which autorisations may differ and prevent a train from moving (an electric cannot use a non electrified block.
- actions can be started associated with conditions (e.g.: a specific loco, a train, a type-local,-shuttle,-express,..), a time, even meteo conditions. These actions can do ANYTHING (drive trains, start schedule (via Tours), modify displays on the screen, etc)
- Any type of sensor can be used indiscriminately like occupancy, slider-operated, opto sensor (on the humping yard). The ones I use the least are reed contacts.
- Why not Reed contacts? they force to have magnets on cars or locos. Their positive side is they can be actuated in very specific conditions BUT this is total useless because Rocrail allows all this and much more, for free, without the ugly magnets and all the wiring.
- Why not using catenary as a contact? Of course you could but again, Rocrail can do it for free (If locotype=electric and location is xyz and direction=forward... etc) There are NO LIMITS to the detection of a specific situation (e.g.: one of my steamers has a mobile coal level in the tender, so when it enters the coaling station, the coal is raised).
- Grouping? Each loco can belong to one or more categories (era 1..to era 6, steam, electric, diesel, fast train, post train, regional train, shunting,..). Each block has permissions for specific locos or for loco types, or for a specific length.. I cannot name them all, just too many. So it is a matter of matching the specifics of a loco and of a block that will shape the next block in Aquarium mode.
Cheers
Jean