Running A Train
A Car Inventory must exist before the Train feature can be utilized. For the purposes of this exercise we'll assume it's necessary to create a Car Inventory.
Adding An Engine
- Before you can run a train... you have to add one
- Click on the Icon that looks like an old steam engine.. and this will bring up a warning window that states "There are no cars defined in the current Scale. Do you want to use the Car Inventory dialog?"
- Click Yes.
- This brings up an empty window with only a few buttons highlighted-- the top one highlighted says: add. Click it.
- Click the customize bubble, this will change the window, and give you a basic outline of the trains available
- Click the arrow on the drop down menu to chose a known railroad company that you wish to model (or you have) or you can type in the name of your fictional company.
- Choose an engine number and call letters, then click the second drop down menu next to the word "Prototype" and choose an Engine. The 25C works really well on the tutorial track
- Cnce you have an engine... click add.
Adding Cars
- Then change the drop down next to prototype to say freight cars.
- choose between 5-8 cars of any length.
- clicking add after each one, and changing the number (if you want) for each car.
Placing Cars onto the Layout
Once your cars are added click the X on that window, and the next. Click on each car on the top bar, and drag them to your track, place them anywhere.Run the Train
You now have a small window to control your train's speed and direction. Click the drop down menu and choose your engine. press select and click on a switch to change it's direction.The red line shows you which track your train will use. Turnouts are changed by holding the 'Shift' key while clicking on the turnout.
You now have a completely operational model rail way on your computer... albeit a simple one.
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