Category: Train Simulator

CP Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train was in Wisconsin on Saturday, December 5, 2015.

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/article/tours/article/the-cp-holiday-train-coming-to-Wisconsin

A reproduction of the train for Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS) can be purchased from http://www.tigertrains.com/tigershop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=292

TigerTrains CP Holiday

An older version of the same train is available from Stream Lines, usd.swreg.org/cgi-bin/s.cgi?s=42904&p=42904-CPHT2010&q=1&v=0&d=0&lnk=http://www.streamlines.ca

The Holiday Train was in Portage, Wisconsin on December 5, 2015, see video at https://youtu.be/4iSc5UUYtvE

Repairing the CNW Chicago Route

Route: http://www.digitalrails.com/2021/02/cnw-chicago-route.html

Use TsUtils with Route Riter to identify these errors.

errors
—> ‘TrJunctionNode(426)’: UiD-Number (-11583,14425,243) does NOT refer to Track/Road (Static)!
‘TrJunctionNode(426)’: Connection between Shape-Id and UiD is not available!
‘TrackNode(426)-TrPin(0)’: ‘0-Reference’ of the Node-Definition may cause error(s).
‘TrackNode(426)-TrPin(1)’: ‘0-Reference’ of the Node-Definition may cause error(s).
‘TrackNode(426)-TrPin(2)’: ‘0-Reference’ of the Node-Definition may cause error(s).

To correct this error open the track database, CNW-Harvard.tdb, in a text editor. Delete track node 426. Since there cannot be gaps in track nodes renumber the last track node 3184 to 426, and adjust the two references to this node and decrement the track node counter.

Shape Viewer requires DEFAULT folder

In order for Shape Viewer to display a consist (.con) file the DEFAULT folder must be present. This folder is relative to the consist file.

If your consist folder is C:\TrainSimulations\TRAINS\consists then the default folder must be C:\TrainSimulations\TRAINS\trainset\DEFAULT.

If the default folder is missing then Shape Viewer will not show the consist. No files are needed inside the default folder.

Track speed

The maximum speed a train should operate on track is set in four locations.

Route

In the route.trk file the maximum speed for the entire route is set in meters per second (m/s). The name of this file is defined in the RouteID and should match the name of the folder containing the route.

SpeedLimit ( 26.8224 )

Speed posts

In the track database file route.tdb the maximum speed is set for trains in the direction of the speed post. For the speed post the limit is 60 mph, the second attribute of element SpeedpostTrItemData.

    SpeedPostItem (
        TrItemId ( 1186 )
        TrItemSData ( 124.177 00000006 )
        TrItemPData ( 443.845 173.534 -12513 15030 )
        TrItemRData ( 443.845 301.293 173.534 -12513 15030 )
        SpeedpostTrItemData ( 898 60 -0.0392686 )
    )

Signals

In file sigcfg.dat the maximum speed when a signal is passed for each indication is set. For a restricting indication the limit is set to 20 mph.

SignalAspect ( RESTRICTING “Flashing Red” SpeedMPH ( 20 )

Temporary restrictions

In the activity file activity.act temporary speed restrictions are defined. The temporary restricted speed is set in the route.trk file in meters per second (m/s).

        ActivityRestrictedSpeedZone (
            StartPosition ( -12513 15030 402 178 )
            EndPosition ( -12513 15030 526 166 )
        )
TempRestrictedSpeed ( 6.7056 )

Duplicate wagons

When the same wagon is defined in different folders only that in the first folder is visible to Train Simulator. If a consist file is altered to include both wagons the second wagon is shown as the first wagon.

SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0D0t______

Train (
TrainCfg ( “WLE coal”
Serial ( 1 )
MaxVelocity ( 29.05760 1.00000 )
NextWagonUID ( 3 )
Durability ( 1.00000 )
Engine (
UiD ( 0 )
EngineData ( WE4016 TEWE4016 )
)
Wagon (
WagonData ( TE1000 TEWE4016 )
UiD ( 1 )
)
Wagon (
WagonData ( TE1001 TEWE4016 )
UiD ( 2 )
)
Wagon (
WagonData ( TE1000 “TT WE Coal” )
UiD ( 1 )
)
)
)

Wagon TE1000 is defined in both folders TEWE4016 and TT WE Coal. Only the first wagon is used in the simulator.

When the same consist is viewed in Shape Viewer the wagon from TT WE Coal is shown.

Open Rails shows the same wagon as Shape Viewer and not the wagon shown by Train Simulator.